Thursday, 2 July 2026

Armenia * European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Yerevan this morning, a day after she traveled to Azerbaijan. Following her meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, von der Leyen announced ‘tariff-free access for 80% of Armenia’s exports to the EU’ in addition to the €52 million ($59 million) aid announced in June. * Yesterday, Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, which marked his first official contact with a Russia