Turkish representatives will take part in military and humanitarian trainings of NATO that will be held in September of this year in Armenia.
According to Turkish Radikal, the names of Turkish servicemen have already been added to the list of the Alliance soldiers who will come to Armenia for exercise. In addition, the newspaper says that there is a plan to open the Armenian-Turkish border for the limitless passage of servicemen for a time period.
The exercise is expected to involved servicemen of 19 member-states and partners of NATO. Azerbaijan has rejected participation in trainings.
The decision to hold military exercise in Armenia was adopted by the NATO member-states including Turkey. The exercise will be held on 11-17 September 2010.
According to diplomatic sources, the temporary opening of the border will ensure the passage of military column for humanitarian purpose and this does not mean that the state border between Turkey and Armenia is declared open. But this will soften ties between Yerevan and Ankara.
The newspaper also states that the return of seven occupied regions of Azerbaijan is the subject of talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
An agreement on this issue is expected to be reached under assistance of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, the newspaper reads.
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