Turkey Lifts Some Trade Restrictions with Armenia

Turkey has cancelled some of its commercial restrictions with Armenia, marking a potential thaw in relations between the two neighboring countries. The development comes despite the long-standing closure of the mutual border between Turkey and Armenia, which has remained sealed for decades. The border closure stems from Turkey's solidarity with Azerbaijan during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and disputes over the 1915 Armenian genocide, creating one of the most entrenched diplomatic standoffs in the region.