Turkish President Erdogan met with Patriarchal Vicar, Bishop Mashalian during the opening of a new Assyrian church in Istanbul.
As reported the press service of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a short talk with Mashalian and conveyed his greetings to the Armenian community of Istanbul, stressing that he wishes to see the seat of the Patriarch be occupied soon.