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🇦🇲🛬🇰🇿FlyOne Armenia to Launch Regular Flights Between Yerevan and Almaty FlyOne Armenia will begin operating regular flights on the Yerevan-Almaty-Yerevan route starting June 12, with flights scheduled twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays.

🇦🇲🇫🇷 The MoD of Armenia Suren Papikyan met with French PM Sébastien Le Corneille in Paris. Issues related to the development and deepening of Armenia-France cooperation in the defence sector were discussed. The parties also emphasized the need to expand cooperation.

❗️🇮🇷🇦🇲Armenian Community in #Iran Faces First Casualty from U.S.-Israeli Attacks Ovanes Simonian, a resident of Nor-Julfa, was killed in his office, according to Aram Shakhnazaryan, the chief editor of the Iranian daily Alik.

🇦🇲🇫🇷 A ceremonial welcome featuring a military band and honor guard was held at the French Ministry for the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Armenian Defense Minister Suren @Papikyan_suren met with @CaVautrin, France's Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs to discuss progress in military-technical cooperation, education, training, and advisory support. The sides agreed to deepen cooperation and continue joint efforts to strengthen defense capabilities.

🇦🇲🇫🇷 Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan met with Alexandre Ziegler, Executive Vice President and Defense Director at Safran Electronics & Defense, in Paris. An agreement was signed following the meeting.

🇦🇲🇫🇷🎖️ French President awards Armenian Defense Minister the Legion of Honour “The order was presented to me by French PM Sébastien Le Corneille, highly appreciating my significant contribution to the development of Armenia–France relations,” Papikyan said in a Facebook post.

🇦🇲📞🇦🇿The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan held a telephone conversation. The Ministers noted with satisfaction the positive developments in the further normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov also discussed cooperation on regional and multilateral platforms.

🇦🇲✈️🇳🇱🇧🇪 Wizz Air launches flights to two new destinations. From October 2026, flights to Eindhoven (Netherlands) will operate three times a week, and from February 2027, flights to Brussels, Belgium, will also operate three times a week.

🇷🇺🇹🇷🇦🇿⚡️🇦🇲 Hybrid attacks on Armenia are emanating from the Russian, Turkish, and Azerbaijani press, stated MP Lilit Minasyan. According to the MP from the Civil Contract faction Lilit Minasyan, such interference often involves the dissemination of false information, including about the Prime Minister and the government. ''The publications are posted on various anonymous websites or under the altered names of well-known websites with the aim of misleading citizens.''

🇦🇲🇶🇦Armenia and Qatar discussed prospects for expanding cooperation in environmental protection and biodiversity. Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan received Qatari Ambassador Mansour Abdullah Salem Saad Al-Sulaiti. The ambassador was briefed on preparations for the COP17 conference, which will be held in Yerevan.

🇦🇲🇫🇷Defense Minister Suren Papikyan met with representatives of French defense companies as part of the "Movement of French Enterprises of International Level." During the meeting, issues of cooperation between the MoD of Armenia and French defense industry companies were discussed.

🇦🇲🇦🇿The signing of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan last August was an important step towards regional security and normalized relations. This is stated in NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's 2025 report. ''The South Caucasus is of great importance to NATO security, particularly because Russia's aggression against Ukraine continues to reverberate in the region. NATO is ready to deepen dialogue and cooperation with both countries,'' the report states. Source: nato.int/content/dam/na…

🇦🇲🇬🇪Armenia has asked Georgia to relocate a gas pipeline. This was reported by Sputnik Gruzija. A 5.5-kilometer section of the pipeline will be relocated several kilometers and connected to a new section built by Armenia.

🇦🇲🇪🇺The first Armenia-EU summit will take place on May 4-5, 2026, reports MFA of Armenia. Ahead of the summit, European Council President @antoniocostapm and European Commission President @vonderleyen will also participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit, which will take place in Yerevan on May 4, 2026. The Armenia-EU summit will focus on strengthening bilateral relations, in particular economic, energy, transport, digital technologies, and people-to-people contacts.

🇦🇲🇷🇺🇰🇿Pashinyan on the transfer of the Armenian railway to a Kazakh company's concession management։ ''We will not object if it turns out that a mutual understanding has been reached between us and Russia, and the Kazakh company is acceptable to both sides.'' Furthermore, the Prime Minister clarified that there are no specific negotiations on this issue yet, but Yerevan hopes to reach a partnership agreement with Russia.

🇦🇲🇭🇺Sargis Khandanyan appointed head of international election observation mission to Hungary. The Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the NA of the Republic of Armenia will coordinate the work of the short-term election observation missions of the OSCE, PACE, and the OSCE/ODIHR. During his working visit to Budapest from March 24-26, @Khandanyan_S met with representatives of state institutions, political parties, the Hungarian parliament and government, as well as with the OSCE/ODIHR delegation.

🇦🇲🇺🇸The first commercial shipment of American beef arrived in Armenia-U.S. Embassy in Armenia. On this occasion, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires David Allen, along with chefs, hospitality, and restaurant industry experts, watched a demonstration of meat cutting and grilling. The high quality and diverse flavor profile of American beef were showcased.

🇮🇷🤝🇦🇲🇦🇿🇦🇫🇹🇲🇹🇷🇸🇦🇵🇰I must thank the governments of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, and even Saudi Arabia- Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi. ''Our neighbors, including Pakistan, have provided significant assistance. Cooperation has been established in sending humanitarian aid, medicine, and food.''