The Protocol, signed on Aug. 31 between Turkey and Armenia under Switzerland's mediation, will be discussed at the Turkish Parliament on Oct. 10-11, Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in his speech at the UN General Assembly.
"A responsible stage has come in the Turkish-Armenian relations. The Parliament will debate the Protocol on Oct.10-11," Erdogan said.
On Aug. 31, Turkey and Armenia in the talks mediated by Switzerland reached an agreement to launch "internal political consultations" to sign the Protocol on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and Protocol on Development of Bilateral Relations, the Turkish Foreign Ministry reported.
Political consultations will be completed within six weeks, and following that two protocols will be signed and submitted to the two countries' parliaments for approval, the ministry reported.
At present Turkey does not plan to open the borders with Armenia, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davudoglu said earlier.
Armenian-Turkish ties have been severed since 1993.
Erdogan said the many has done to normalize the Turkish-Armenian relations.
"We want our relations with Armenia to be good neighborly," the Turkish Prime Minister said.