Overview
- EU leaders convene the first EU-Armenia summit in Yerevan on Tuesday, following Monday's European Political Community gathering of more than 40 leaders that included Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.
- European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Antonio Costa say the talks aim to deepen cooperation through energy, security and investment commitments.
- French President Emmanuel Macron visits during the summit and says Armenia is moving toward Europe after years of close alignment with Russia.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is calm about closer EU ties but warns Armenia cannot belong to both the European Union and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union.
- Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's drive to diversify partners has tilted west as Armenia froze its CSTO role in 2024 and the EU launched an April mission to help counter foreign meddling ahead of June elections.