Armenia has temporarily opened the Margara-Alican border crossing with Turkey for 10 days to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria, according to The Armenian Report. The Margara-Alican border checkpoint will operate for 10 days from March 21 to March 31 specifically for aid deliveries, according to a government statement. Officials said Armenian and Syrian representatives reached an agreement to coordinate Armenia’s humanitarian assistance efforts. Turkey closed its border with Armenia on April 3, 1993, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The closure was primarily in solidarity with Azerbaijan after Armenian forces took control of the

The Armenian border crossing point of Margara (Alijan) on the border with Turkey was opened on 21 March for a ten-day period.

Armenia will open the Margara border crossing on the Armenian-Turkish border from March 21 to 31 to facilitate the transportation of humanitarian aid to Syria via Türkiye, Azernews reports via Turkish media. The Armenian government made the decision at a meeting held on March 20. “The government has amended the decision on border crossing points adopted on May 12, 2011. That decision provided for the closure of the Margara crossing point. The project was prepared by the Prime Minister’s Office. They noted that the adoption of the new decision will allow for faster and cheaper delivery of goods to Syria,”

The checkpoint was previously opened in 2023 in order for Armenia to send humanitarian aid to Turkey following the Turkey–Syria earthquake.