Pashinyan to attend Erdogan’s inauguration ceremony

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, at the invitation of Ankara, is an example of participating in the inauguration ceremony of re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 3. About it informed press service of the Armenian Prime Minister.

“Armenia has received an invitation to take part in the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On June 3, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will leave for Ankara to participate in the ceremony.

Earlier on June 1, it became known that the inauguration ceremony of Erlogan will visit President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Russia will be represented at the inauguration ceremony by State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on May 31.

On June 1, the Turkish Central Election Commission summed up the final results of the presidential elections, according to which the incumbent Turkish President Erdogan won 52.18% of the vote, and his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu – 47.82%.

Elections in Turkey were held in two rounds. According to the results of the first round, Erdogan and Kılıçdaroglu won 49.52% and 44.88% of the vote, respectively. It was decided to organize a second round after none of the candidates on May 14 passed the mark of 50% of the votes required to win in the first round. On May 28, the second day of voting took place in the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, congratulating Erdogan on his victory, expressed his readiness to continue dialogue with the re-elected president on issues of “bilateral, regional and international agenda.” He also noted the importance of implementing joint projects between Russia and Turkey, in particular, the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant and the creation of a gas hub in Turkey.