Archbishop Aram Atesyan, General Vicar of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, has arrived in Armenia, the Patriarchate informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“He came on Monday and he will be in Armenia until May 19,” the Patriarchate added.

On May 1, a delegation, led by Archbishop Atesyan, had met with Turkey PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The meeting was held behind closed doors and it lasted about two hours. 

Turkish Deputy PM Bulent Arinc and FM Ahmet Davutoglu also attended the talk.

After the meeting, the General Vicar of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople informed that he thanked Erdogan for issuing a message of condolence for April 24—the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide—, and that they spoke about the avenues for bringing the Armenian and Turkish societies closer and building a peaceful joint future between them.