Serdar Kılıç Presents New Proposals and Demands to Armenia

According to information obtained from sources within the Armenian government, Serdar Kılıç, a representative of Turkey, has recently conveyed new proposals to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan under pressure from the United States. The key proposal is that starting from January 1, 2026, the border between Armenia and Turkey will be open for holders of diplomatic passports, as well as citizens of third countries; however, Turkey is not willing to open the borders for cargo.

They have decided on a halfway step: in the accompanying documents for cargo transported from Turkey to Armenia via Georgia, the final destination will now be designated as Armenia, rather than Georgia, as it was previously. This was reported by the newspaper Hayrapet.

It has also been conveyed that Turkey has drafted a protocol for the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, but Ankara demands that Prime Minister Pashinyan travel to Turkey personally for the signing of this document.

Another demand put forward by Kılıç is related to railways. They have requested that Armenia urgently begin the construction of the railway section from Yeraskh to the Azerbaijani border and from Akhuryan to the Turkish border. However, since there are no financial resources for such projects in Armenia's budget, Pashinyan has been suggested to place this responsibility on the Russian side, leveraging the South Caucasus railway concession agreement that is in effect until 2038.

Our source indicates that the main reason for Pashinyan's recent trip to Russia was to have the construction of these sections undertaken by Russia, which he also addressed during the government's latest briefing. Our source claims that Pashinyan has succeeded in convincing President Putin that these segments should be constructed at Russia's expense. Naturally, Russia has also put forward its counter-demands, and possibly received Pashinyan's consent in return.