The government elite is in Gyumri today. Pashinyan will hold a meeting with diplomats.
28-08-2026 17:06 Armenia Press of Diaspora
According to the newspaper «Zhoghovurd», Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is currently in Gyumri. A significant part of the ruling elite is also in the second city of Armenia.
As reported by sources from «Zhoghovurd», the President of the National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister Lilit Makunts, and the entire staff of senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as other representatives of the government, have traveled to Gyumri.
According to information from «Zhoghovurd», a meeting with the diplomatic corps is planned in Gyumri. Government representatives and diplomats will hold discussions. Meetings in this format are not new. The leadership of Armenia regularly gathers heads of Armenia's diplomatic missions abroad and representatives of the central apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss priorities in foreign policy, main directions of diplomatic work, and upcoming tasks.
It is noteworthy that a similar meeting was held in Kapan last year. The diplomatic gathering in Kapan in August 2025 included representatives of Armenia's diplomatic missions, and President Vahagn Khachaturyan also addressed the meeting with a message. This year, Gyumri has been chosen as a possible venue for the meeting, which is also significant considering the recent political trend of the authorities to hold regional visits and various state events outside of Yerevan.
It will soon become clear from the outcomes of the meeting what specific issues will be discussed with the diplomats, what instructions will be given, and what priorities Nikol Pashinyan will set for Armenia's foreign policy.
It should also be noted that in March 2026, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in an event dedicated to the Day of the Diplomatic Service, during which the swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed diplomats and the process of handing over their certificates took place.
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