Zelensky arrives in Yerevan for European summit on his first visit to Armenia

Prefer on Google by Kateryna Denisova President Volodymyr Zelensky is pictured during a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on April 14, 2026. (Emmanuele Contini/NurPhoto via Getty Images) President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Yerevan on May 3 to attend a summit of the European Political Community, presidential spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov said. Zelensky is expected to meet with the prime ministers of the U.K., Norway, Finland, and the Czech Republic. According to Nykyforov, bilateral meetings will continue on May 4. Leaders from more than 40 European countries will gather at the summit to discuss strategies for ending the wars in Ukraine and Iran. "The key is more security and coordination for all of us," Zelensky said on social media ater landing. The visit marks Zelensky's first trip to Armenia since he took office in 2019. He first met Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in 2023 at a summit of the European Political Community in Spain. While Pashinyan hasn't visited Kyiv during during Russia's full-scale war, his ex-wife, Anna Hakobyan, traveled to Ukraine's capital in 2023 for the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen. Pashinyan previously said that Armenia is seeking closer ties with the European Union, though full membership remains uncertain. Amid a widening rift with Russia, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a law lat year to formally begin the country's to the bloc.