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Armenia * US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Armenia on Monday, marking the highest-level visit of a US official in the country’s history. Vance met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and announced a number of key deals, including a pledge for massive US investment in nuclear energy, the sale of surveillance drones, and cooperation on chips and AI. On Tuesday morning, before his planned departure for Azerbaijan, Vance visited the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Memorial. Azerbaijan * Yesterda
Regional * US Vice President JD Vance will visit Armenia on Monday, along with US Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg. Vance will meet with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that evening, after which they will both give a statement. The US delegation will then visit Azerbaijan. * The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the abduction and death of Chechen woman Alia Ozdamirova, who had fled her home for Georgia in October 2025. In November 2025, hu
Armenia * During his meeting with Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov harshly criticised Armenian and EU allegations that Russia was preparing ‘imaginary attacks’ on Armenia and accusations that the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) posed ‘an existential threat’ to Armenia. In turn, Simonyan assured Lavrov that ‘Armenia is interested in its ties with Russia’ and also voiced concerns about ‘the rhetoric that is frequently
Armenia * A team from the US engineering consulting firm AECOM has visited Armenia ‘to initiate work on a survey of the TRIPP site’, the US Embassy in Armenia announced on Thursday. The Embassy further noted that the team ‘will provide technical assessments and recommendations for rail and other infrastructure development’. * Armenian authorities have announced that the proposed text of the new Armenian Constitution will be made public in March. * Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Alen Simonyan
