Armenia says PM Pashinyan in Turkey on rare visit
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Turkey on Friday for a rare visit, his office said, a trip described by Yerevan as a "historic" step for regional peace.
"Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has arrived in Turkey on a working visit," his spokeswoman Nazeli Baghdasaryan said on Facebook, adding that he will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later in the evening.
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