A plane carrying Spanish PremierPedro Sanchezmade an emergency landing inTurkeyon Sunday evening following technical problems, the government inMadridsaid, confirming media reports.
Sanchez was on the way to neighbouringArmeniafor a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) when the incident happened.
"The Spanish delegation will spend the night in Ankara before resuming their journey to Armenia in the morning," said a statement from the Spanish government.
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It did not give any details on the nature of the technical problem.
European leaders are gathering in the Armenian capital Yerevan for the EPC meeting, which starts Monday.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
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