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Armenia commends its collaboration with NATO
Throughout the years of partnership, Armenia and NATO have executed a variety of ongoing programs, said today Andranik Kocharyan, who leads the Armenian National Assembly delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and serves as the chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defense and ...
09/22/2025Papikyan presented the process of transformation of the Armenian Armed Forces to the ambassadors to NATO
At a meeting with the ambassadors of a number of countries accredited to NATO, Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan presented defense reforms and the process of transformation of the armed forces within their framework, the press service of the Defense Ministry reported. YEREVAN, September 12. /ARKA/. At a meeting with ...
09/12/2025Pashinyan emphasizes collaboration with NATO for promoting security and stability in the region
Armenia places considerable value on its engagement with international partners, including NATO, which plays a role in furthering the security and stability agenda in the region, stated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a meeting with ambassadors accredited to NATO who visited the country. YEREVAN, September 11. /ARКА/. Armenia ...
09/12/2025NATO does not bring anything good to the security of the South Caucasus - Zakharova
... against each other, create new hotbeds of tension,” Zakharova noted at a briefing on Wednesday, answering a question about Azerbaijan’s active cooperation with NATO, its impact on stability and security in the region in light of the latest military exercises between Azerbaijan and NATO’s leading member, Turkey. Zakharova expressed hope that “both Baku and Yerevan equally understand our main concerns on this matter, and fully assess the risks of deepening their cooperation with aggressive military blocs.”
06/11/2025Armenia and Slovakia plan to cooperate in nuclear energy and military-industrial complex - Pashinyan
... forced to buy them.” “If we have to spend a lot of money on our defense, let's do what we can do as small countries. Find products that will meet our needs, and at the same time, this cooperation will not force us to buy from other big partners, like NATO,” Fic said. -0--
05/26/2025Mirzoyan: Yerevan is not going to reformat its allied relations with Moscow
... the functions of defining and implementing the relevant principles, then this is, of course, the North Atlantic Alliance. "Recently, the EU has also had to be considered part of the Euro-Atlantic structure, since it, having signed agreements with NATO and having delegated to NATO a significant part of its powers in the security sphere, is simultaneously engaged in its own EU militarization," Lavrov said. He noted that this framework of security structures has not passed the test of strength....
05/21/2025Armenia appoints defense attaché to its mission to the European Union
Armenia's defense attaché to NATO will perform similar functions at the country's mission to the EU and Belgium on a part-time basis, according to a decision made by the government on Thursday. YEREVAN, March 6. /ARKA/. Armenia's defense attaché to NATO will perform similar ...
03/06/2025Armenian Defense Ministry delegation participates in NATO military committee meeting in Brussels
A delegation led by the Armenian First Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan, is participating in a meeting of the NATO Military Committee in Brussels. YEREVAN, January 16. /ARKA/. A delegation led by the Armenian First Deputy Minister of Defense, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan, is participating in a meeting of the ...
01/16/2025State department responds to Aliyev's claims of U.S. arming Yerevan
... responded to the Azerbaijani president’s accusations regarding the arming of Armenia. The State Department told Radio “Azatutyun” that U.S. security assistance to both Armenia and Azerbaijan is aimed at strengthening cooperation with U.S. and NATO forces to enhance the professionalism of their armies, as well as to reinforce the two countries' shared border with Iran. In his latest interview with Russian state television, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev claimed that France is the leader ...
12/25/2024Armenia and Italy to strengthen defense cooperation within the EU and NATO
... Armenian Ministry of Defense, led by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Karen Grigoryan, held discussions with the commander of the Italian Armed Forces’ engineering brigade on expanding and strengthening bilateral defense cooperation within the EU and NATO frameworks. YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. A delegation of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, led by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Karen Grigoryan, held discussions with the commander of the Italian Armed Forces’ engineering brigade ...
11/29/2024Greece may hand over Russian air defense systems to Armenia – Enikos
... exchange for other systems for two reasons. First, there are no weapons systems available for exchange, as was the case with the 40 German Marder armored personnel carriers that were transferred to Greece in exchange for 40 Soviet-made BMP-1s. Secondly, NATO and the EU have provided Ukraine with Western-made weapons, and now the Ukrainians prefer American and European weapon systems, for which they have a supply chain of spare parts, over older Russian-made systems. The weapons systems being considered ...
11/26/2024NATO representatives discuss cooperation prospects and defence reforms in Armenia
A NATO delegation led by Deputy Chief of Staff of Supreme Allied Command Europe, Vice Admiral Gunstein Bruasdal (Norway) was on a working visit to Armenia on November 5-6, the press service of the Armenian Defence Ministry reports. YEREVAN, 7 ...
11/07/2024West is forcing its mediation services on Armenia and Azerbaijan - Lavrov
... Conference on Eurasian Security. He argued that the aggressive activities of the US and its allies threaten the security of the entire Eurasian continent and increase the risk of its fragmentation. "As a result of aggressive actions by the US, NATO and the European Union, the risks of our continent’s fragmentation have increased. The European security architecture being discussed by us is meant to become a constructive alternative to these negative trends, stabilize the military and political ...
10/31/2024Pashinyian congratulates Kobakhidze on ruling party's victory in Georgian parliamentary elections
... Bulai, head of the PACE delegation monitoring the polls. The IEOM consists of the observers from the OSCE/ODIHR, The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the European Parliament (EP) and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. -0-
10/28/2024Armenia and NATO discuss areas of cooperation
On October 3, a delegation led by Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak, NATO Director General of the International Military Staff that arrived in Armenia on a working visit, held bilateral meetings with Lieutenant General Edvard Asryan, First Deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia, who is also Chief of the General Staff of ...
10/04/2024Armenian Foreign Minister expressed his hope for a strong partnership with the new NATO Secretary General
Armenia expects close cooperation with NATO, said Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. Armenia expects close cooperation with NATO, said Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. "I sincerely congratulate Mark Rutte on his appointment as NATO ...
10/03/2024US Senate Committee approves $65m aid for Armenia
... USAID Administrator to consider the status of these negotiations when allocating funds. However, it was noted that Azerbaijan's actions have hindered the peace process. Specifically, Azerbaijan rejected a meeting with Armenian counterparts during the NATO summit in Washington this month and made further demands, including amendments to Armenia's constitution, claims to a so-called "Western Azerbaijan" (referring to Armenia), and demands for the extraterritorial Zangezur corridor. The Committee ...
07/29/2024Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: EU's €10m allocation to Armenia part of ‘geopolitical plot’
... peaceful and stable environment, attempting to hold negotiations. Now it is obvious what decisions are being made and what documents are being signed. The EU has taken a course towards militarization and confrontation, serving the interests of the US and NATO rather than its own citizens," Zakharova said at a briefing. According to Zakharova, the EU aims to turn the post-Soviet space into an arena of geopolitical confrontation. "The EU's plans to allocate €10 million to support Armenia's Armed ...
07/24/2024Pashinyan has informal meetings with Michel, Stoltenberg and international partners
... with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Swiss President Viola Amherd, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Estonian Acting Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, as well as with European Council President Charles Michel and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. During the meetings, issues related to the processes taking place both on the bilateral and international arena were discussed. -0-
07/18/2024Zakharova warns Armenia against rapprochement with the West
... that have declared their goal to strategically defeat Russia, risks to seriously destabilise the situation in the South Caucasus, including to the detriment of its own security, Zakharova said. ‘In Armenia, they prefer to increase interaction with NATO - a strange story, of course. They participated in the alliance's summit in Washington, they conduct joint military manoeuvres. A clear example is the US-Armenian exercise Eagle Partner 2024 currently underway on the territory of the country. This ...
07/18/2024Armenian, Belgian foreign ministers discuss bilateral ties, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace negotiations
... The two foreign ministers also exchanged opinions on regional issues, and Mirzoyan briefed Lahbib on the peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Mirzoyan and Lahbib are currently in Washington, DC, participating in the Partners' Summit of NATO and various events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Alliance.
07/11/2024Mirzoyan, Blinken discuss bilateral agenda, regional developments
... regional issues with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, Ani Badalyan, the spokeswoman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, reported on Wednesday. Mirzoyan attended an official reception in Washington, organized by the US President, to mark NATO's 75th anniversary on Tuesday. He also held talks with foreign ministers from NATO member and partner countries.
07/10/2024Armenian, Azerbaijani foreign ministers to meet in Washington
... US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be held on Wednesday, July 10, as reported by Ani Badalyan, the spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry of Armenia. Mirzoyan and Bayramov are currently in Washington, DC, participating in the Partners' Summit of NATO and various events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Alliance.
07/10/2024Armenia’s Foreign Minister to visit US for NATO Anniversary Summit
... on July 9-10, Ani Badalyan, the spokesperson for Armenia’s Foreign Ministry, reported on Monday. During his visit, Minister Mirzoyan will participate in the Partners' Summit of the Alliance and various events commemorating the 75th anniversary of NATO. The agenda also includes several bilateral meetings.
07/08/2024US invites Armenia and Azerbaijan to partners' meeting on the sidelines of NATO summit in Washington, DC
The United States has invited Armenia and Azerbaijan to the partners' meeting within the framework of the NATO summit in Washington, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien said during his visit to Baku. YEREVAN, 28 June. /ARKA/. The United States has invited Armenia and Azerbaijan to the partners' meeting within ...
06/28/2024European Party of Armenia: EU membership can protect Armenia
... solution to ensure the security of our country and our children, as well as the very existence of our people, and to preserve our statehood. The European Union is the right solution. It is clear as day now that [Armenia should seek to join] the EU and NATO,” Khzmalyan said. Europe will share Armenia’s values and respect its culture and identity, he added. Khzmalyan also noted that ethnic Armenians would only be able to return to Nagorno-Karabakh if Armenia becomes a member of the EU and NATO. An ...
06/21/2024Moscow accuses Paris of provoking "another round of armed confrontation in the South Caucasus"
... disagreements, contradictions within countries or between countries as a tool to achieve exclusively its opportunistic goals," Zakharova said. According to her, it is not only about France's personal interests, but also about France as a conduit of NATO ideology. Zakharova's new accusations came after Armenia signed a contract with France for the purchase of French-made CAESAR howitzers. At a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Suren Papikian, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu described ...
06/19/2024Armenia signs contract to acquire CAESAR howitzers from France
... defense cooperation with Armenia. [I had] a warm and productive talk with my Armenian counterpart Suren Papikyan at the Eurosatory [defense showcase],” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. CAESAR is French 155mm, 52-caliber self-propelled howitzer that uses NATO-standard shells, manufactured by Nexter Systems.
06/18/2024I Have Honor alliance leader: Armenia breaks ties with CSTO having no other security guarantees
... Mamijanyan said on Friday. Mamijanyan admitted that Armenia’s security system has major issues. “Most of such issues, however, are caused by the idiocy of Armenian officials. A good example is the decision to arrest a CSTO General Secretary. If any NATO country arrested [Jens] Stoltenberg, imagine what would happen?” Mamijanyan said in the parliament. “There are issues and there will be issues. But those need to be solved, and we shouldn’t break ties without any guarantees, leaving Armenia ...
06/14/2024Deputy Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces took part in NATO Military Committee meeting
Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Major General Artur Yeroyan took part in the NATO Military Committee meeting of Chiefs of General Staff via video link, the press service of the Armenian Defence Ministry reported. YEREVAN, 11 June. /ARKA/. Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, Major General Artur Yeroyan ...
06/12/2024Armenia’s Defence Minister, Belgium’s Deputy PM discuss defense cooperation
... the two countries. Papikyan presented Clarinval with the reforms carried out in the Armenian Armed Forces and the country’s Crossroads of Peace regional infrastructure project. The parties also discussed bilateral cooperation within the framework of NATO and the EU, as well as security matters in the South Caucasus region.
05/28/2024Hungarian Foreign Minister announces development of economic ties with Armenia and humanitarian assistance
... extradited to Azerbaijan Ramil Safarov, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary for the murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan. Safarov murdered Gurgen Margaryan with an axe while he was sleeping. Both were in Budapest to take part in a NATO Partnership for Peace program. Hungary agreed to transfer Safarov to serve the remainder of his sentence in Azerbaijan, however, . Safarov was instead issued a pardon by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on his return. On December 1, 2022 Armenian ...
05/06/2024Armenian Foreign Minister to pay official visit to Hungary
... extradited to Azerbaijan Ramil Safarov, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary for the murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan. Safarov murdered Gurgen Margaryan with an axe while he was sleeping. Both were in Budapest to take part in a NATO Partnership for Peace program. Hungary agreed to transfer Safarov to serve the remainder of his sentence in Azerbaijan, however, . Safarov was instead issued a pardon by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on his return. On December 1, 2022 Armenian ...
05/06/2024NATO welcomes Armenian-Azerbaijani agreement on border delimitation
NATO welcomes the adoption of the Alma-Ata Declaration as the basis for the delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, said the Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia of the NATO Secretary General Javier Colomina. YEREVAN,...
04/22/2024Zakharova: Russia expects Armenian authorities’ response to information about ‘military ’agreements reached in Brussels
... the South Caucasus region. Zakharova claimed today that the plans outlined in the document titled "Building Armenia's Defense and Security Resilience", implying replacing the Russian military base and Russian border guards in Armenia with NATO specialists, expansion of subversive work on Armenia's border against Azerbaijan and Iran by the Americans and the EU, and dismantling of the Metsamor nuclear power plant, were imposed on Yerevan by the European Union and the United States during ...
04/18/2024Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson accuses Armenian leadership of spreading ‘lies’
... of the residents of the unrecognized republic were in no way guaranteed in the documents that were signed at the dictation of NATO members. According to her, Russia and President Vladimir Putin had many times used all opportunities, political and personal,... ... of "military-technical assistance" and a border monitoring mission. Last year, Yerevan boycotted summits, military exercises and other CSTO events. In February this year, Pashinyan said Armenia had de facto suspended its membership in the alliance ...
04/03/2024Armenia does not intend to join NATO - Mirzoyan
Joining NATO is not on Armenia's agenda, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in an interview with Argentine TV channel Todo Noticias. YEREVAN, April 1. /ARKA/. Joining NATO is not on Armenia's agenda, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in an interview ...
04/01/2024Yerevan may be left at a broken trough if its believes EU promises- Russian Foreign Ministry
... with Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) for the sake of it, Russian Foreign Ministry told Tass news agency, commenting on the report of the Friends of Armenia Network on deepening EU-Yerevan relations, prepared under the leadership of former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. YEREVAN, March 29. /ARKA/. Armenia may be left at a broken trough if it believes empty promises of the European Union about access to the common European market and decides to break ties with Russia and ...
03/29/2024Moscowargues that its military base in Gyumri is the only guarantee of Armenia's sovereignty
... only real guarantee of the country’s sovereignty, the Russian Foreign Ministry told TASS, commenting on the report "Deepening EU-Armenia relations: more Europe in Armenia; more Armenia in Europe" prepared under the leadership of former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. YEREVAN, March 29. /ARKA/. The Russian military base deployed in Armenia’s second-largest city of Gyumri is the only real guarantee of the country’s sovereignty, the Russian Foreign Ministry told ...
03/29/2024NATO interference in South Caucasus destabilizes the region: Zakharova on Stoltenberg's visit to Baku, Tbilisi and Yerevan
NATO's interference in regional affairs in the South Caucasus will only further destabilize the already complicated situation there, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed today. YEREVAN, March 20. /ARKA/. NATO's interference ...
03/20/2024NATO and Armenia close to agreeing on new partnership program - Stoltenberg
NATO and Armenia are close to inking a new partnership program, North Atlantic Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday in Yerevan. YEREVAN, March 20. /ARKA/. NATO and Armenia are close to inking a new partnership program, North Atlantic ...
03/20/2024Stoltenberg: Armenia and Azerbaijan should overcome differences and reach agreement on lasting peace
Armenia and Azerbaijan should overcome differences and come to an agreement on a lasting peace, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday in Yerevan. YEREVAN, March 20. /ARKA/. Armenia and Azerbaijan should overcome differences and come to an agreement on a lasting peace, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday ...
03/20/2024NATO Secretary General says alliance supports Armenia's sovereignty and territorial integrity
Armenia and Azerbaijan today have an opportunity to achieve lasting peace after years of confrontation. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said today in a statement with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan. " YEREVAN, March 19. /ARKA/. Armenia and Azerbaijan today have an opportunity to achieve lasting peace after years of confrontation....
03/19/2024Pashinyan discusses cooperation and Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty with NATO Secretary General
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, the press service of the Armenian government reported. YEREVAN, March 19. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, the press service ...
03/19/2024NATO Secretary General to visit Armenia on Tuesday
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Armenia on Tuesday after visiting Azerbaijan on Sunday and Georgia on Monday, NATO press service said. YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Armenia on Tuesday ...
03/18/2024No decision on withdrawal from CSTO, no discussions on NATO – parliament speaker says
... this system is not working. Now we are trying to acquire weapons from everywhere to defend our homeland. If this interferes with some security system, then it's their problems - they have not fulfilled their obligations. There were no discussions on NATO or anything else," Simonyan said. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Wednesday that if the situation does not change, "we will talk about de jure freezing of participation in the CSTO." The Armenian prime minister made the statement ...
02/29/2024Armenian government establishes defense attaché posts at NATO and OSCE
The Armenian government today established defense attaché posts at the Mission to NATO (Brussels), the Supreme Allied Command in Europe (Mons) and the OSCE (Vienna). YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. The Armenian government today established defense attaché posts at the Mission to NATO (Brussels), the Supreme Allied Command in Europe ...
02/15/2024Pashinyan to The Daily Telegraph: we are diversifying security relations, not abandoning cooperation with Russia
... the United States, or France, or India, or the European Union are not naturally directed against Russia. This is simply the consequence of the reality that the security relationships we used to have in the past do not address our security needs. As to NATO, this is not an item on our agenda. In other words, we have not and are not discussing NATO membership. We do have partnership relations with NATO, and there is nothing new there. We used to have an Individual Partnership Action Plan, now that program ...
02/12/2024Russian diplomat claims Armenia's security impossible without CSTO
... on this deliberate policy of the Western countries," he ssaid. Russian diplomat’s remarks came after Javier Colomina, NATO secretary general’s special representative for the South Caucasus and Central Asia, praised Armenia for moving away from ... ... diversify its relations in the security area. Pashinyan told a last year press conference that Armenia would not host CSTO military exercises in 2023, saying Armenia expected the Russia-led military pact to make a clear-cut assessment of Azerbaijan’s continued ...
02/01/2024Russian Foreign Ministry: how safe is Armenia's rapprochement with NATO?
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented today on a statement made by NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Javier Colomina that the alliance is very enthusiastic about Armenia's shift towards NATO. YEREVAN, January 31. /ARKA/. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria ...
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