Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia will meet for the first time on January 14 in Moscow, their respective foreign ministries announced on 5 January.

"The date for the first meeting between Turkey's special representatives and Armenia's special representatives has not yet been fixed, but it is scheduled to take place in January," Çavuşoğlu stated in a live interview on 24 TV.

The envoys will share perspectives during the first meeting to lay out a road map and take appropriate initiatives, including confidence-building activities, he added.

On Dec. 18, Çavuşoğlu stated that the first meeting between Turkish and Armenian special envoys will take place in Moscow to discuss steps toward repairing bilateral relations.

On January 3, Russia stated that it welcomes discussions between Turkey and Armenia to improve relations, saying that "this reestablishment of neighbourly relations will benefit the whole globe."

Turkey and Armenia recently stated that they are taking efforts toward normalisation and that charter flights between the two nations would resume soon.

Turkey named Serdar Kilic, a former ambassador to the United States, as its special envoy to negotiate moves toward normalisation with Armenia on December 15. Armenian National Assembly Deputy Speaker Ruben Rubinyan was designated as Armenia's special representative for negotiations with Turkey three days later.

For decades, the two countries' borders have been blocked and diplomatic connections have been suspended.

In 2009, Armenia and Turkey signed a historic peace agreement to re-establish ties and open their shared border after decades of conflict, but the agreement was never ratified, and relations have remained tense ever since.