ArmInfo.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a telephone conversation with the 85th Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Sahak Mashalyan.
According to the message of the Constantinople Patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church on Facebook, Erdogan during the conversation with Mashalyan announced the readiness of the Turkish side to provide assistance to Armenia in the form of medicines, while he informed about the simplification of the procedures for the return of RA citizens from Turkey to their homeland.
At the same time, the Turkish leader expressed gratitude to the Armenian community for participating in the fundraising within the framework of the marathon "We are enough for ourselves, Turkey". In Soya, Mashalyan expressed his gratitude to the President of Turkey for the assistance provided. As ArmInfo reported earlier with reference to the Armenian Foreign Ministry, 56 RA citizens expressed a desire to return from Turkey to Armenia. Due to the lack of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey, the Armenian Foreign Ministry appealed to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople to assist in the issue of the return of RA citizens to their homeland.