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The round of applause was delayed by three hours due to last-minute divergences (Photo: US State Deparment)

Turkey and Armenia normalise ties despite last-minute tensions

Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers on Saturday signed protocols aimed at re-establishing diplomatic ties and re-opening their countries' border after decades of hostility.

Initially thought to be a mere formality, the signing ceremony in a luxurious Swiss hotel developed into a diplomatic drama on Saturday night (10 October), when the Turkish and Armenian ministers were about to call the whole event off after re-igniting the same historic divergences that have long soured their re...

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The round of applause was delayed by three hours due to last-minute divergences (Photo: US State Deparment)

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