Turkish-Armenian border opens for delivery of relief supplies

Turkish-Armenian border opens for delivery of relief supplies
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Humanitarian supplies from Armenia crossed the Margara Bridge on the Armenian-Turkish border, a bridge that has been closed for the past 30 years, on their way to the earthquake-stricken region.

A bridge on the Turkish-Armenian border, closed for 30 years, was opened Saturday to carry 5 truckloads of relief supplies to earthquake survivors in Turkey.

“Humanitarian aid from Armenia crossed the Margara bridge on Armenia-Turkey border heading to earthquake-stricken region,” Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan tweeted, posting a video filmed from inside the humanitarian vehicle.

The last time a vehicle crossed the Margara Bridge was 30 years ago. Since then, the Armenian-Turkish border has been closed.

The convoy with the relief goods consisted of 5 trucks, tweeted Garo Paylan, an Armenian deputy of the HDP ( Peoples' Democratic Party) in the Turkish National Assembly.

Serdar Kilic, Turkey’s Special Representative for the negotiations with Armenia, thanked Vahan Kostanyan and Ruben Rubinyan.

Armenia has also sent rescue teams to Turkey and Syria.