Armenia

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan received the French Ambassador France to Armenia Olivier Olivier Decottignies, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense reported On October 4.

Even in light of the UN visit, there is a strong need for a longer-term, independent international monitoring mission in Nagorno-Karabakh, said Vedant Patel, Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State during the press briefing on 3 October.

France has expressed its readiness to sign a bilateral agreement that will allow it to provide military equipment to Yerevan so that Armenia could ensure its own defense. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna stated this on October 3 during a press conference in Yerevan.

A United Nations mission completed its mission in Nagorno Karabakh on Sunday, 1 October. The statement is published on the UN webpage.

Within the framework of a working visit to Iran, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan has met with Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi. He announced this on October 3 on his Facebook page.

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen held a telephone conversation, the Prime Minister's press service reported on 2 October.

Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan has met with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Akbar Ahmadian. The press service of the Security Council of Armenia reported this on October 1.

Peter Stano, the lead spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy made a statement on the forcible exodus of Armenians from Artsakh on 29 September.