Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will travel to Turkey on Wednesday to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, his spokesperson Melanya Harutyunyan told CivilNet.
The conference kicked off on Monday and will run through the end of next week. A summit of world leaders is scheduled for November 11-12 to discuss climate action and international cooperation.
Pashinyan previously visited the country on two occasions: In June 2023 to attend the inauguration of President Recep Erdoğan and in June 2025 to hold negotiations with Erdoğan and meet with the local Armenian community.
The visit comes as Yerevan and Ankara continue efforts to normalize relations despite having no diplomatic ties. Last Friday, Pashinyan said the two countries could establish diplomatic relations “soon.”
Despite recognizing Armenia’s independence, Turkey has kept its land border with Armenia closed since 1993, linking its reopening to a final peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenian officials have recently criticized Ankara's continued linkage of the two processes.
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