June 23, 2025
TRT Global - Türkiye–Armenia rapprochement advances, but peace hinges on Baku
On June 20, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan paid an official visit to Türkiye, his first since taking office, and a first for any Armenian leader since the country’s independence from the Soviet Union.
The visit came against the backdrop of renewed efforts to recalibrate regional diplomacy. Pashinyan was accompanied by Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Ruben Rubinyan, the Vice Speaker of the National Assembly and Armenia’s special representative in the normalisation dialogue with Türkiye.
Though not entirely unprecedented – Pashinyan and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met briefly on the sidelines of international events in Prague (2022), Ankara (2023), and most recently in Albania – this visit stood out for its formality and timing. It was a calculated gesture by Yerevan, signalling readiness for deeper engagement with Ankara at a time when regional dynamics are shifting rapidly.
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Emil Avdaliani is a Research Fellow at the Turan Research Center.