Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Stephen Doughty, Minister of State for Europe, North America, and Overseas Territories of the United Kingdom.

The Prime Minister welcomed his visit to Armenia and expressed satisfaction with the successful round of the Armenia-UK Strategic Dialogue. Nikol Pashinyan noted that Stephen Doughty’s visit to the region comes at a significant and even historic time, given the agreements reached in Washington, which lay the foundation for stability and predictability, broader regional cooperation, and development in the South Caucasus.

Stephen Doughty congratulated the Prime Minister on the historic results achieved in Washington in normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan and advancing the peace agenda. He emphasized the United Kingdom’s support for this process.

The parties reaffirmed their readiness to elevate Armenia-UK relations to the level of a strategic partnership and to achieve this goal through joint efforts consistently. The interlocutors emphasized that the basis of cooperation between Armenia and the United Kingdom is the shared values ​​of democracy, the rule of law, and the protection of fundamental human rights.

The interlocutors then discussed several issues related to the further development and expansion of Armenia-United Kingdom cooperation. The importance of conducting studies on economic projects of mutual interest, implementing joint investment programs, and increasing the active involvement of British companies in Armenian infrastructure and other projects was emphasized.

Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized the importance of the United Kingdom’s active participation in the European Political Community Summit and the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) to be held in Armenia next year.

They also exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.