WASHINGTON–DC (Armenpress)–Daniel Fried–the US Assistant State Secretary on Eurasian and European affairs–said after his visit to the South Caucasus that "Ankara may open its borders with Armenia in a short period of time."
According to Turkish "Aksham," Fried said that during his meetings in Ankara he discussed the issue of opening the Turkish-Armenian border and told the Turkish government that the US deman’s the border be opened.
Fried also mentioned the issue of the Armenian genocide–saying that works is being done to make Turkey come into terms with its history.