A smiling Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accepts a gift President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey after their meeting in New York on Sep. 24, 2024
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Thursday sent a note to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulating him on his Civil Contract Party’s lead in the June 7 elections.
“On behalf of my people and personally, I sincerely congratulate you on the success of the Civil Contract party you led in the parliamentary elections held in the Republic of Armenia on June 7, 2026, and wish you success in forming a government for the third time,” Erdogan said in the note.
“I am fully confident that your strategic vision for establishing long-term peace and stability in the region and ensuring the necessary cooperation in that direction will be successfully completed,” the Turkish president added.
Erdogan’s message comes days after the Turkish Foreign Ministry welcomed what it called “the peaceful completion” of the election.
“We welcome that the parliamentary elections held in Armenia on 7 June 2026 were concluded in a peaceful and calm atmosphere,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The ministry said Turkey hopes Armenia will take “bolder steps” toward peace and normalization in the region in the post-election period.
“Turkey will continue to contribute to regional stability and prosperity, as it has done to date, based on the common interests of the countries of the region,” the statement added.
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