The inaugural Armenia–European Union Summit will be held in Armenia, on 4-5 May, 2026. In the lead-up to the Summit, officials of the European Union, heads of different countries, and representatives of the international media are expected to arrive in Armenia.
Six Armenian political parties affiliated with European political families have jointly addressed a letter to the leadership of the European Union, participants of the upcoming European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Yerevan, and the heads of their respective political families. In the letter, the parties raise concerns over the anti-democratic developments in Armenia, as well as the problems of our compatriots held in Azerbaijan and the Armenians of Artsakh.
I am writing to you from detention, in connection with circumstances that, in my view, call for the active and sustained engagement of the institution you lead.
The concept of Armenia’s external security set out in the ruling party’s electoral program for the upcoming elections is built around a distinct logic and possesses a certain internal normative coherence. It rests on a combination of international legitimacy, economic interconnectedness, predictability, a peace agenda, and defense reforms. Yet it is precisely the predominantly doctrinal nature of this construction that constitutes its main vulnerability.
Exactly 10 years ago, these very days, there was a war that lasted only 4 days and has remained in all our memories as the Four-Day War. It ended on April 5 at 12:00, after the enemy had been forced the previous day to ask for a ceasefire. On April 4, in the presence of the Ambassadors of the OSCE participating states invited to the office of the President of the Republic of Armenia, I had already stated that if the military operations continued and assumed a large-scale character, the Republic of Armenia would recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.
168TV’s “Diplomat” program discussed a number of geopolitical, South Caucasus and Armenian developments with Professor Jeffrey Sachs, world known economist, bestselling author, global leader in sustainable development, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Relatives and representatives of Armenian detainees unlawfully held in Azerbaijan have sent a letter to Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan; the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, Ignazio Cassis; and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, requesting the activation of the Protecting Power mechanism within the framework of international humanitarian law.
On behalf of the third President of the Republic of Armenia and Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, a tribute was paid today at the Yerablur Military Pantheon to the memory of the heroes who died during the April 2016 clashes, as well as all Armenians who sacrificed their lives in the Artsakh war.
The families of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan have been unable to see their loved ones for more than two years. They are deeply concerned about the detainees’ state of health. The last to have had independent access to them were representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross — the only organization that visited them at their places of detention.
On 13 March, during a phone call with his family, Ruben Vardanyan attempted to deliver a public address to Azerbaijan’s Ombudsperson, Sabina Aliyeva. The call was forcibly terminated.
