The plane carrying Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made an emergency landing in Turkey due to a technical issue on Sunday evening. Sánchez was en route to Armenia for a European Political Community summit when the incident occurred, forcing an unscheduled stop in Ankara. The delegation is expected to continue to Yerevan on Monday.

A plane carrying Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made an emergency landing in Turkey on Sunday evening due to a technical issue, Spain’s government said, confirming earlier media reports. Sánchez had been en route to Armenia for a European Political Community summit when the incident occurred, forcing an unscheduled stop in Ankara. The Spanish delegation is expected to continue on to Yerevan on Monday, where European leaders are set to convene.