Turkey has given on Monday the all clear for an Armenian to continue on its journey to Syria after ordering it to land in eastern Turkey.

Turkey has given on Monday the all clear for an Armenian to continue on its journey to Syria after ordering it to land in eastern Turkey.

Turkish soldiers monitor the border area  between Turkey and Syria at  a Turkish military base in Hatay province . Pic: Reuters

Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said the plane was released.
Earlier, Armenia said the landing of the plane, which both countries said was carrying humanitarian aid, was pre-planned.

On Monday, "the civilian plane carrying humanitarian aid from Armenia to Aleppo asked for permission to use Turkish airspace," the official said on condition of anonymity.
"We gave the permission on condition that the plane makes a technical landing and it will take off if the cargo is clear after security checks," the Turkish official told AFP.

The Armenian plane was intercepted by Turkish fighter jets, the Milliyet newspaper reported on its website.
Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said the landing referred to "a landing by pilot's consent," in remarks carried by the Anatolia news agency

Armenian foreign ministry spokesman Tigran Balaian told AFP that "the plane, which was carrying humanitarian cargo to Syria, made a pre-planned landing in Turkey. The landing in Turkey was previously agreed with the Turkish side."

The move came just days after Turkey compelled a Syrian plane flying in from Russia to land on its territory because of what it called suspect cargo.