President of Romania Nicușor Dan has arrived in Armenia to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit. Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan welcomed President Dan at Zvartnots Airport.
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Top EU leaders arrived in Yerevan ahead of the 8th European Political Community (EPC) Summit and the first-ever Armenia–EU summit that will follow.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, President of the European Council António Costa, and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola arrived at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport on Sunday, where they were welcomed by Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan and Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan.
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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a meeting with the acting Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, who arrived in Armenia to participate in the European Political Community Summit.
Pashinyan welcomed PM Kurti’s visit to Armenia and recalled that they had met and held discussions several times before, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a readout.
Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized the importance of continuity in dialogue and steps aimed at further developing bilateral relations. In particular, he highlighted programs aimed at deepening ties in the tourism sector.
The acting Prime Minister of Kosovo expressed gratitude for the warm hospitality, emphasizing that he was impressed by Yerevan and its history, culture, and traditions. In this regard, PM Albin Kurti shared his impressions of his visit to the Sergei Parajanov Museum.
During the meeting, the prime ministers exchanged views on the European Political Community Summit, as well as the prospects for Armenia–Kosovo cooperation.
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President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović has arrived in Armenia to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit.
Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan welcomed President Milatović at Zvartnots Airport.
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Prime Minister of Ireland Micheál Martin has arrived in Armenia to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit.
The Irish Prime Minister was welcomed at Yerevan’s Zvartnots Airport by Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan.
The 8th Summit of the European Political Community will take place on May 4, 2026, under the motto “Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe.”
The summit will be co-chaired by Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, and António Costa, President of the European Council. Nearly fifty heads of state and government have been invited to take part in the summit.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Armenia on a state visit and to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit.
Macron was welcomed at Zvartnots Airport by President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan.
The 8th Summit of the European Political Community will take place on May 4, 2026, under the motto “Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe.”
The French leader’s state visit will begin the following day.
A meeting will be held between Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the French President, followed by an expanded meeting of the two countries’ delegations. After the document-signing ceremony, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Emmanuel Macron will make statements to the media.
President Macron will pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial and will also visit the Matenadaran, the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts.
President Khachaturyan will also host Macron for a meeting.
As part of the state visit, the French President, accompanied by the Prime Minister of Armenia, will visit Gyumri, where he will pay tribute to the victims of the 1988 earthquake.
Pashinyan and Macron will then attend the concert titled “Musical Bridge: Armenia–France” in Gyumri.
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Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a meeting with his Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand, who is currently in Armenia as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s delegation for the European Political Community Summit.
The Foreign Ministry posted a video from the meeting and said that the two ministers discussed opportunities for cooperation in various areas.
“Productive discussion on advancing Armenia–Canada partnership: Ararat Mirzoyan and Anita Anand discussed cooperation opportunities across a number of areas,” the Foreign Ministry said on social media.
Earlier on Sunday, after arriving in Yerevan, FM Anand visited the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial.
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San Marino’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Political Affairs, International Economic Cooperation and Digital Transition, Luca Beccari, has arrived in Armenia to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit.
The government said in a press release that Beccari was welcomed at Zvartnots Airport by Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisoghomonyan.
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Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, met on Sunday in Yerevan with Jonathan Powell, the National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Secretary Grigoryan said on social media that he discussed with Powell “a number of important issues on the bilateral agenda, as well as the regional and international security situation.”
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his delegation arrived in Armenia to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, currently in Yerevan to participate in the 8th European Political Community (EPC) Summit, held talks with a number of fellow world leaders who have arrived in the Armenian capital for the event.
Zelenskyy said on X that he discussed priority areas of defense in a meeting with Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.
“During a meeting with Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo, I thanked him for Finland’s recent decision to allocate an additional $300 million in defense support for Ukraine. We sincerely appreciate this, and we discussed priority areas of our defense – particularly air defense – that can be strengthened with this package. I proposed to the Prime Minister that we strengthen our bilateral partnership by signing an agreement in the format of the Drone Deal. Ukraine is ready to share its expertise and strengthen those who have been strengthening us since the very beginning of the full-scale invasion. We also touched on international cooperation, particularly our European integration. There is now a good window of opportunity to open the negotiating clusters, and Ukraine fully deserves this. I thank Finland for its support,” the Ukrainian leader said.
He said he also met with Norway’s PM Jonas Gahr Støre and discussed, among others, the “timely funding” of the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL).
“I thanked Norway for all its support for our country, in particular for its contributions to the PURL initiative totaling nearly $1 billion. Russia is not stopping its ballistic missile strikes, so the timely funding of PURL is critically important. We discussed our strategic partnership: the Drone Deal and efforts to strengthen air defense, as well as cooperation at the level of the private and public sectors. We paid special attention to energy support for Ukraine. I informed the Prime Minister of our needs, particularly regarding natural gas, for the coming winter. Ukraine must enter it prepared. I am grateful to Norway and personally to Jonas for the readiness to help,” Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy also met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
“In Ukraine, we appreciate all the steps the United Kingdom has taken to support our people and weaken the aggressor, including efforts to counter Russia’s shadow fleet. We discussed this with Keir today. We also paid significant attention to defense support for Ukraine, in particular contributions to the PURL initiative. Ukraine is ready for the next round of negotiations in a trilateral format. The negotiation process to achieve a just and dignified peace was also among the topics of our discussion. We appreciate the United Kingdom’s position on continuing pressure on Russia. This is truly important. We separately discussed support for Ukraine’s energy sector. I briefed the Prime Minister on the situation on the battlefield and Russia’s strikes against Ukraine. It is important for Europe to coordinate its efforts and develop a joint air defense system to protect against threats from Russia,” he said.
Zelenskyy also said he held a “productive meeting” with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
“We discussed in detail the bilateral areas of our relations – there is real potential to deepen our cooperation. We also separately discussed the European track and the next steps on Ukraine’s path to membership in the European Union. I thank the entire Czech people for their tremendous and heartfelt support for Ukraine – we truly appreciate it,” he said.
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