Daily Sabah (7 July 2025)

Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN

The Armenian prime minister’s visit to Türkiye signals a historic thaw, eyeing peace, trade and regional reset

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s June 2025 visit to Türkiye marks a watershed moment in the protracted and often turbulent history of Turkish-Armenian relations. For the first time, an Armenian leader is engaging in direct, high-level talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, signaling a willingness on both sides to move beyond entrenched grievances and explore a pragmatic path forward.

The backdrop to this visit is a rapidly shifting regional landscape. Since the 2020 Karabakh war and Azerbaijan’s subsequent consolidation of control over the region, Armenia has found itself in a period of deep introspection and strategic recalibration. Pashinyan’s government, facing both domestic turbulence and external pressure, has sought to redefine Armenia’s foreign policy priorities.

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