UPDATE 2 - Turkish, Azerbaijani, Armenian leaders meet ahead of summit in Prague

UPDATES WITH TURKISH PRESIDENT'S BRIEF TALK WITH HIS FRENCH COUNTERPART

By Diyar Guldogan

PRAGUE (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday had a brief conversation ahead of the European Political Community summit in Prague, the Czech capital.

Erdogan, Aliyev, and Pashinyan gathered at the foyer in Prague Castle.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban also joined the chat.

During their conversation about the Organization of Turkic States, Erdogan told Macron: "Let's get you in too."

Erdogan then joined the leaders for a family photo.

The European Political Community has gathered leaders of the 27 EU states and 17 other European countries – Türkiye, the UK, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Moldova, and Georgia.

Later in the day, Erdogan will hold sideline meetings with other leaders in attendance, including Pashinyan.