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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has departed for Kyrgyzstan on a two-day visit to participate in a session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Cholpon-Ata, his spokesperson Melanya Harutyunyan said on social media.

The Eurasian Intergovernmental Council is a meeting of the heads of government of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). 

The council is the main body responsible for coordinating economic cooperation and implementing decisions related to the union’s functioning.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told his newly formed Cabinet on Thursday that it needs to review its work in order to make its activities more effective.

Pashinyan congratulated the deputy prime ministers and ministers on being reappointed to their positions and wished success to newly appointed Minister of High-Tech Industry Davit Tadevosyan and the newly appointed Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister’s Office Lilit Makunts.

“Of course, it is clear that a significant part of the government’s work will continue in the spirit of continuity. However, it is also clear that we need to review our work in order to carry it out more effectively. We must analyze the reasons behind what did not work out during the previous period and draw the necessary conclusions. At the same time, we must also analyze what was successful — we have analyzed it and continue to do so — and approach issues more effectively,” Prime Minister Pashinyan said.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appointed Tatevik Aslanyan as Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry.

According to the decrees published online, in a separate decision, the Prime Minister relieved Ruben Simonyan of his duties as Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has arrived in Kyrgyzstan to participate in the Eurasian Economic Union meeting of prime ministers.

The meeting, known as the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council session, will include a narrow-format meeting on August 6 and an enlarged-format meeting on August 7.

The Prime Minister was welcomed at Issyk-Kul International Airport by Erlist Akunbekov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, has kicked off, with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in attendance.

Pashinyan shared a video showing the start of the meeting in a narrow format.

The Prime Ministers of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus are also participating in the meeting. Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Bakytzhan Sagintayev is also attending.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the narrow-format meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, alongside the prime ministers of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

The prime ministers were welcomed by Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Kasymaliev welcomed the participants and congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on his victory in the parliamentary elections and his reappointment as Prime Minister of Armenia.

During the meeting, the prime ministers discussed issues related to cooperation in various areas within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). 

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on his reappointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.

According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Guterres said in his message:

“Your Excellency,

I would like to extend my sincere congratulations on your reappointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and wish you every success in your tenure.

Armenia is an important partner of the United Nations in achieving our shared goals centred on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

I am confident that, under your leadership, the Government of Armenia will continue to play a constructive role in strengthening democratic institutions, accelerating climate action, promoting gender equality, advancing human rights, and fostering regional peace and security. I also take this opportunity to encourage your Government to redouble its efforts to promote women’s political participation, including achieving gender equality in the Government and in senior leadership positions.

On behalf of the United Nations, I wish to assure you, your Government and the people of Armenia of our continued support.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.”

Armenia has presented its export potential and investment opportunities to Latin American partners at an event held at the headquarters of the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI) in Montevideo.

The event, titled “Armenia’s Export Potential: New Partnerships, New Opportunities,” was organized by the Embassy of Armenia in Uruguay.

According to the embassy’s readout, ALADI Secretary-General Sergio Abreu welcomed the Armenian Embassy’s active engagement within the organization as an observer state. He emphasized the importance of raising awareness about Armenia’s economic potential, export opportunities, and efforts to expand its presence in international markets.

Armenia’s Ambassador to Uruguay Mariam Gevorgyan presented Armenia’s export potential and key economic indicators in detail, highlighting the importance of ongoing efforts to diversify export markets and the prospects for further expansion in this area.

Paraguay’s Ambassador to Uruguay, ALADI, and MERCOSUR Didier César Olmedo also delivered remarks, congratulating the Armenian Embassy on the initiative and expressing confidence that a new format of cooperation is emerging between Armenia and ALADI member states.

The event was attended by ambassadors of ALADI member states, as well as executives and representatives of dozens of companies involved in import activities.

The event concluded with a tasting of Armenian wines.

ALADI is a regional integration organization that brings together 13 Latin American countries — Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela — with the aim of promoting economic cooperation, expanding trade, and advancing integration processes among member states.

Armenia was granted observer status in the organization last year.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk has said that trade with Armenia has dropped sharply and is expected to continue falling.

The TASS news agency cited him as saying that in 2026, compared with 2025, trade between Armenia and Russia had decreased by two-thirds.

“The situation developing in relations between the Eurasian Economic Union and Armenia was predictable. Over the past three or four years, we have been telling our Armenian partners that such risks exist, particularly the risk of a decline in trade turnover,” the Russian deputy prime minister said, according to TASS.

He noted that in 2024, trade turnover between Armenia and Russia reached a record level of nearly $12 billion.

“Last year, it decreased and fell to around $8 billion. This year, trade turnover is declining sharply: it has fallen by approximately two-thirds compared with the 2025 level. The situation is such that it will clearly continue to decline,” Overchuk said.

It should be recalled that ahead of the June 7 elections in Armenia, Russia imposed restrictions on imports of numerous Armenian goods, prompting producers to seek alternative markets.

Russia has said that there is no conflict between the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Armenia.

“There is no conflict between Armenia and the CSTO,” Moscow’s Permanent Representative to the CSTO, Viktor Vasilyev, told RIA Novosti.

Vasilyev also addressed the extent to which the issues between Armenia and the CSTO were linked to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, expressing regret that the conflict could not be resolved peacefully.

“For many years, efforts were made, including through various international formats, to find compromise solutions for the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh. Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin personally proposed relevant solutions, which are well known to the leaderships of both Armenia and Azerbaijan. Unfortunately, it was not possible to reach an agreement through peaceful means, primarily between the parties to this territorial dispute. As a result of the conflict, there were casualties among both the civilian population of Nagorno-Karabakh and Russian peacekeepers. I believe that the citizens of Armenia should also remember this. However, in any case, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict had nothing to do with the CSTO’s mandate, and Yerevan knows this,” Vasilyev said.

He added that Moscow seeks to preserve friendly relations between Russia and Armenia, taking into account the interconnected histories and destinies of the two peoples, which have developed not only over decades but also over centuries.

“The other CSTO member states also have their own interests and their own histories of relations with the Republic of Armenia,” he noted.

Armenia suspended its participation in CSTO activities in 2024, citing the organization’s failure to fulfill its security commitments.