ISTANBUL, June 20, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Talks between Armenian Prime Minister 
Nikol Pashinyan and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began in Istanbul Friday 
as part of what Yerevan has described as a "historic" step toward regional 
peace. 

"The meeting has started," the Turkish presidency said of the talks which 
began just before 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) at the Dolmabahce Palace on the banks of 
the Bosphorus.