• Armenia hosted the first European Political Community meeting in the South Caucasus and the first EU-Armenia summit, sending a strong signal toward the West.
  • The new EU-Armenia Connectivity Partnership will focus on strengthening transportation, energy and digital links.
  • Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is steering a cautious course toward the West, not wanting to break prematurely with Russia due to economic and security ties.
  • Normalization of ties with neighbors Azerbaijan and Turkey is part of Pashinyan’s strategy.
  • The summits taking place a month before the June 7, 2026 parliamentary elections is seen as a significant factor.
  • The EU has sent specialists to help Armenia counter cyberattacks and disinformation from Russia ahead of the elections.

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