Armenia to open Margara checkpoint on border with Turkey for 10 days

The Armenian government has decided to temporarily open the Margara checkpoint on the border with Turkey from March 21 to 31, allowing the transportation of humanitarian cargo to Syria via Turkish territory.

“As a result of working meetings between representatives of the respective departments of the Republic of Armenia and the Syrian Arab Republic, an agreement has been reached to address Armenia’s provision of humanitarian assistance to Syria.

The adoption of this draft decision is conditioned by the need to transport the humanitarian aid from Armenia to Syria by land, through Turkey,” the statement reads.