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Are Armenia and Turkey inching closer to normalization?

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited Turkey late last week for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the first formal meeting of its kind and a move Yerevan described as a "historic" step. Despite previous efforts - and a slew of concessions by Pashinyan to both Azerbaijan and Turkey over the past years - there has been little tangible progress in normalizing relations. Dr. Laurence Broers, an associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House and an expert on the South Caucasus region, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at this normalization effort.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Armenia's Pashinyan, Turkey's Erdogan to hold 'historic' talks amid Iran-Israel war

Armenian PM Pashinyan meets Erdogan in Turkey on 'historic' visit

Armenian prime minister discusses reconciliation with Erdogan in landmark Turkey visit

PM touts defense spending at NATO summit

Libya, Turkey sign MoU on offshore areas, Athens reiterates rejection

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