Armenia–Turkey border
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The Armenia–Turkey border (Armenian: Հայաստան–Թուրքիա սահման, romanized: Hayastan–T’urk’ia sahman; Turkish: Ermenistan–Türkiye sınırı) is 311 km (193 m) in length and runs from the tripoint with Georgia in the north to the tripoint with Azerbaijan in the south.[2] The land border has been closed since 3 April 1993.[3] The border has been protected by guards of the Russian Federal Security Service since 1992.[4][5] On 9 May 2024, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced that Russian border guards will continue to serve on Armenia's borders with Turkey and Iran, at the request of the Armenian side.[6] The border is set to reopen for diplomats and citizens of third countries in 2023.[7]