Istanbul, June 21 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss the normalization process of bilateral ties between Turkiye and Armenia, as well as broader regional developments.
The meeting marked a rare high-level encounter between the two countries, which have never established formal diplomatic relations and whose shared border has been closed since 1993.
In a statement following the closed-door talks, the Turkish presidential office said Erdogan and Pashinyan discussed possible steps to advance efforts to normalize ties between Turkiye and Armenia.
The two leaders also exchanged views on recent developments in the South Caucasus, particularly the ongoing...