Armenia invites Erdogan, Aliyev to 2026 European Political Community Summit

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan announced Tuesday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan have been invited to the eighth summit of the European Political Community (EPC), which Armenia will host in its capital in 2026.

Mirzoyan announced this during a speech to the Armenian Parliament, where he addressed the government’s foreign policy priorities and ongoing negotiations with neighboring countries.

The EPC summit is scheduled for May 2026 in Yerevan.

The invitations were extended verbally, Mirzoyan said, noting that official documentation would follow later. “We have communicated the invitations. The documents have not been sent yet, but we requested their participation at the highest level verbally,” Mirzoyan said.

When asked about the likelihood of the two leaders attending the summit, Mirzoyan indicated it was too early to say, as the matter was new. “We have not yet had the opportunity to talk about the details,” he said.