Pashinyan to travel to Antalya on 11 November for COP31, his third visit to Turkey
- Published
- Place
- Antalya, Turkey
- Event date
- Upcoming event —
Summary
Nikol Pashinyan will travel to Turkey on Wednesday 11 November to attend the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya, his office and spokesperson Melanya Harutyunyan confirmed on 9 November. The conference opened on Monday and runs until 20 November, with a leaders’ summit scheduled for 11-12 November. The prime minister had announced his intention on 5 November. It will be his third visit to Turkey: he attended Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s inauguration in June 2023, then met the Turkish president in Istanbul in June 2025, where he also met the Armenian community. Ilham Aliyev is also expected in Antalya, according to the Turkish press. No bilateral meeting has been announced by the Armenian side.
Analysis
The trip comes amid a busy stretch between Yerevan and Ankara. On 6 November, Pashinyan said he was convinced the two countries would establish diplomatic relations “in the near future”; the day before, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said the border could open “at any moment”. The two neighbours still have no diplomatic ties and their land border has been closed since 1993. On 8 November, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stood alongside Ilham Aliyev in Shusha.
Possible consequences
The prime minister’s programme in Antalya, including possible talks on the sidelines of the summit, is due to be detailed in the coming days.
