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Why was the 2009 Turkey-Armenia agreement not put into effect?
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Armenian Genocide
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The 2009 agreement between Turkey and Armenia, which aimed to normalize diplomatic relations and reopen their mutual border, was never put into effect because the reconciliation process faltered on both sides.1
The accord ultimately broke down in 2010, primarily due to the ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Turkey had originally closed its border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan, and the unresolved tensions surrounding this conflict remained a central obstacle to the ratification of the agreement. Consequently, the pact was never ratified by either government.2