Armenian president goes on two-week leave

Cooperation between the European Union and Armenia is strengthening across all areas - from security and resilience to democratic reforms, says Kaja Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Vice-President of the European Commission, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas had a meeting on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial Forum in Malta, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.

Argishti Mekhakyan has been appointed as the new governor of Armenia's Armavir region.

Armenia's return to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) is becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday.

Peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan are not suspended, a pause was taken because of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said.

Yerevan's participation in the Rome Statute ‘against the background of quasi-orders’ issued in The Hague for the arrest of a number of Russian officials causes direct damage to Russian-Armenian relations not only symbolically, but also quite practically, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.