Von der Leyen: “EU and Armenia have never been closer” VIDEO

The European Union and Armenia have never been as close as they are today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.

“And today we take our partnership to a whole new level. Long live the friendship between the EU and Armenia,” von der Leyen stated on X.

The EU and Armenia have never been closer.

And today we take our partnership to a whole new level.

Կեցցե՜ ԵՄ-ի և Հայաստանի բարեկամությունը

Long live the friendship between the EU and Armenia

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— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 5, 2026

European Commission President made these remarks following a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and European Council President António Costa.

Ahead of the first-ever Armenia–EU Summit scheduled for May 5 in Yerevan, Pashinyan welcomed the EU leaders and described the occasion as a “historic moment,” marking the inaugural summit between Armenia and the European Union.

By Jeyhun Aghazada