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Armenia and Türkiye agree to exchange university students
Armenian Deputy Parliament Speaker Vaagn Aleksanyan said Yerevan and Ankara had agreed to exchange university students. He said the Armenian-Turkish border could open sooner than expected.
Armenia and Türkiye have agreed to exchange students from higher education institutions. Vaagn Aleksanyan, deputy speaker of Armenia’s National Assembly and a lawmaker from the ruling Civil Contract party, made the statement on Armenia’s Public Television. He said Armenian students would study in Türkiye, while Turkish students would study in Armenia. Details of the program, including the number of participants, have not yet been disclosed.
On September 12, 2025, the two countries’ special representatives for normalization—Türkiye’s Ambassador Serdar Kılıç and Armenian Deputy Parliament Speaker Ruben Rubinyan—agreed in Yerevan to strengthen cooperation in culture and education, including through scholarships for students. In March 2026, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said the sides were discussing reciprocal scholarship programs.
Border closed since 1993
Aleksanyan said the land border between the countries, which has been closed since 1993, could open sooner than expected, but he did not give a timeline. He also noted that the Akhalkalaki–Kars railway connection allows Armenian exporters to send cargo through Georgia without intermediaries. Armenia and Türkiye have no diplomatic relations; Ankara links normalization to the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The student union of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation “Dashnaktsutyun” called on the authorities to clearly present the objectives, conditions and expected results of the exchange program.
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