However, since the rise of Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and increasing hostility between Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the latter has poor relations with Armenia, relationship between Saudi Arabia and Armenia has experienced a new level of improvement. Both Saudi Arabia and Armenia share a common sentiment viewing Turkish expansionism under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a threat to these nations, with Saudi Arabia recently launched anti-Turkish boycott, started from 2019 and has been escalated since due to anti-Saudi remarks by Turkish government; while Armenia has disputes with Turkey over the Armenian Genocide and its alliance with Azerbaijan.[4][5]