The head of US-Turkish Interparliamentary Friendship Group, Robert Wexler sent a letter to the Turkish Parliament with the headline "Support to the normalization of the Turkish-Armenian relations, the Turkish Anadolu news agency reported.
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.
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.
The letter to the Turkish Parliament states support for U.S. President Barack Obama's efforts to develop the Ankara-Yerevan relations.
Wexler said he hoped that after six-week discussions, the Turkish-Armenian protocol will be approved by the Turkish Parliament.
"I hope that Turkish-Armenian border will be opened after the discussion of this protocol in the parliament," said Wexler.