Armenian president congratulates Turkey's Erdogan

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has congratulated Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory at the recent parliamentary elections held in the country, ArmToday reports. 

"I congratulate you on your victory, I wish you and the people of Turkey progress and flourishing. As the new president you will have to implement the agreemenets reached so far," the Armenian president's message reads.

Armenian–Turkish relations have been strained by a number of historical and political issues, mainly the topic of the Armenian Genocide and Turkey's continuing position that it did not take place. Although there are currently no formal diplomatic relations between the two modern states, it was announced on October 10, 2009 that both countries had agreed to establish mutual diplomatic recognition. However those diplomatic efforts to normalise the relations initiated by the two countries with mediation efforts of Switzerland have faltered because of the non-resolution of the Nagarno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.