11:00 News in Brief: Turkey to Open Trade Route with Armenia, Kocharian Meeting Canceled

Recent news highlights:

• Turkey has announced that it has completed preparations for the launch of direct trade with Armenia. Technical and bureaucratic processes for opening the borders are also ongoing.
• Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during a meeting in Aragats, reiterated that Gagik Tsarukyan and his son should be punished.
• Representatives from the 'Strong Armenia' party discussed national security, agriculture, and community issues in the village of Zorakan in Noyemberyan.
• The 'Armenia' alliance announced that their meeting in Talin was disrupted through the use of administrative resources and promised to organize a new meeting soon.
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reaffirmed his intention to amend Turkey’s constitution, stating that the current fundamental law is outdated and requires modernization.
• Sergey Lavrov stated that the United States is attempting to gain control over Russian gas infrastructure and is leading Europe into an energy crisis.
• According to CNN, there are concerns in Israel that Donald Trump may sign a suboptimal nuclear deal with Iran, which could escalate regional tensions.