  EU, Armenia explore expanded monitoring partnership October 21, 2025 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 21, Armenia’s Secretary of the Security Council, Armen Grigoryan, met with Markus Ritter, head of the European Union’s Civilian Monitoring Mission in Armenia. The two discussed the current state of bilateral cooperation and explored future opportunities and prospects for collaboration. Grigoryan highly praised the mission’s work, emphasizing its importance in enhancing Armenia’s security and stability. Markus Ritter, in turn, expressed his gratitude to the Armenian side for its warm welcome and constructive partnership with the mission. The EU Mission in Armenia (EUMA) has been extended for another two years, until February 19, 2027. The allocated budget for the period from February 20, 2025, to February 19, 2027, exceeds 44 million euros.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
