Erdogan Skips Peace Talks Between Azerbaijan, Armenia in Spain

  • Turkish president is said to be focused on party convention
  • Azeri, Armenian leaders to meet after Nagorno-Karabakh attack

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled a day trip to Spain, where leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia are expected to hold peace talks after Baku successfully took control of the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Erdogan will no longer attend a meeting of the European Political Community on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter, citing the president’s busy schedule ahead of his ruling party’s convention on Saturday.