Armenian PM Arrives in Turkey: Will there be friendship between India’s ally and Caliph? This Muslim country in panic because…
In a rare and historical visit, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in arch-enemy Turkey on Friday. PM Pashinyan met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Ankara’s Dolmabahce Palace and had fruitful discussion on several crucial topics. The Armenian PM described this visit as a ‘historic step’ for regional peace. Notably, Armenia and Turkey share a border with each other but it has been closed since 1990s. Both the countries have never established formal diplomatic relations. Reacting on the crucial visit, analysts said that PM Nikol will take steps towards normalising relations with Turke.
Tension Prevails Since First World War
It is worth mentioning that relations between Turkey and Armenia Have been very bad since the First World War. Thousands of Armenian people were killed during the era of Turkey’s Ottoman Empire. Armenia termed the killed – genocide. However, Turkey rejects all allegations. Apart from this, Ankara provides military and diplomatic support to Armenia’s enemy Azerbaijan. During the time of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Turkey helped Azerbaijan with Bayraktar TB-2 drones and other weapons because of which it won the war, and succeeded in capturing Nagorno-Karabakh.
First visit after the Cold War
Following the end of the Cold War, an Armenian Prime Minister visited Turkey for the first time. This visit, happening after Turkey severed diplomatic ties with Armenia in 1993 due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, prompted significant controversy. Before the meeting with President Erdogan, the Prime Minister visited religious sites and met with Armenian-Turks. The visit sparked massive protests in Armenia, resulting in the arrest of several opposition leaders in Yerevan.
Speaker of Armenia’s Parliament Alen Simonyan on Thursday said, ‘This is a historic visit and this is the first time that Armenia’s PM has visited Turkey at this level. All regional issues will be discussed during this meeting.’
He said, ‘The possibility of war with Azerbaijan is now very low. We have to work on reducing it. This visit of PM Nikol is a step in this direction.’
Armenia’s Foreign Ministry said that PM Nikol and Erdogan will discuss a peace agreement between the two countries.
Notably, Erdogan, who is trying to become a Caliph, wants to revive the Ottoman Empire and is increasing his influence in Muslim countries.
President Of Azerbaijan Also Reached Turkey
After the meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan expressed support for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This comes amidst ongoing tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, marked by Azerbaijan’s arms acquisitions from Turkey and Pakistan, and Armenia’s purchase of Indian-made defence systems, including the Pinaka and Akash Air Defence System, ostensibly to counter potential Azerbaijani aggression.
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