Overview

• Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Istanbul on June 20 for high-level talks with President Erdoğan at Dolmabahçe Palace
• Turkey and Armenia have lacked formal diplomatic ties and kept their shared border closed since 1993
• Discussions will focus on signing the comprehensive Armenia-Azerbaijan peace accord that was agreed in text in March
• Azerbaijan has outlined additional conditions before signing, including proposed changes to Armenia’s constitution
• Agenda also covers regional security issues such as the fallout from the recent Israel-Iran conflict