Armenia and Russia denied a stalemate in...
October to restore diplomatic ties and reopen their borders.Turkey closed its border with Armenia in a show of support for Azerbaijan following a bloody conflict over Karabakh, in which some 35,000 died on both sides. The largely ethnic Armenian Nagorny Karabakh in Azerbaijani territory has remained in Armenian control.
Nalbandyan pledged efforts on Thursday to have the diplomatic accords with Turkey ratified by the Armenian parliament as soon as possible.
Some politicians in Turkey have linked improvement in ties with Armenia to progress in the Karabakh negotiations. Ankara also insists Yerevan drop its campaign to have the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915 internationally recognized as genocide.
Lavrov reiterated Russia"s resolve to help Armenia and Turkey improve relations. "Russia has reaffirmed its support for the process; we are interested in the improvement of their relations which would benefit the whole world."