  Armenia, U.S. discuss democracy, religious freedom April 17, 2026 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Ambassador to the United States Narek Mkrtchyan, during a meeting at the embassy with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Riley Barnes, discussed issues related to strengthening democratic institutions, implementing the TRIPP initiative, addressing hybrid threats, combating disinformation, and ensuring religious freedom. The sides reaffirmed their readiness to deepen cooperation in areas of mutual interest.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
