Turkey-Armenia gate opens for first time in decades to allow aid

50-year-old Neziha Ozbay, aunt of 2 brothers rescued with their cats, is rescued from under the rubble after 85 hours of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hit multiple provinces of Turkiye including in Malatya, Turkiye on February 09, 2023 [Sercan Küçükşahin/Anadolu Agency]

A border gate between long-feuding Turkey and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims of the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey, state-owned Anadolu news agency and a diplomat said. Turkey's special envoy for Armenia, Serdar Kilic, tweeted photos of trucks passing through the Alican checkpoint at the Turkish side of the Aras river separating the two countries. "I will always remember the generous aid sent by the people of Armenia to help alleviate the sufferings of our people in the earthquake stricken region in Turkey," Kilic said, thanking Armenian officials. Anadolu said the crossing was last used to send aid from the Turkish Red Crescent to earthquake-hit Armenia in 1988. Last […] Source

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