YEREVAN, November 23. /TASS/. Armenian officials have informed Russia of their readiness to begin settling relations with Turkey without preliminary conditions after Moscow’s statement on its readiness to support this process, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Vahan Hunanyan told TASS.

"A number of international partners, including our ally, the Russian Federation, have stated that they were ready to support the process of normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations. And during discussions with our Russian partners, we disclosed that we were ready for the normalization of relations without preconditions. If and when the process moves forward, we will, of course, inform the public of the development of the events," he noted.

According to the spokesman, the program of the Armenian government notes that Yerevan has always been ready to settle relations with Turkey without any preconditions. "At the same time, I would like to note that currently no talks are underway with Turkey," he added.

Despite a shared border, there are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey. In 2009, in Zurich, the top diplomats of both countries signed protocols on establishing diplomatic relations and on the principles of relations, but these documents were not ratified by the parties. On March 1, 2018, Armenia announced the annulment of the protocols.

The Armenian authorities have repeatedly stated that Turkey provided aid to Azerbaijan during armed clashes in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in the fall of 2020. Yerevan also asserted that Ankara was deploying Middle Eastern militants to the region.