Turkey’s Special Representative: “I Feel Like I Am at Home” in Yerevan as Border Opening Remains Pending
Turkey’s Special Representative for normalization with Armenia, Serdar Kılıç, said he feels comfortable in Yerevan as discussions over reopening the Armenia–Turkey border continue, but made clear that no timeline has been set yet. “I feel like I am at home.” Turkey’s special representative Serdar Kılıç said this in response to a question from a Sputnik Armenia journalist. Kılıç is a senior Turkish diplomat who previously served as Turkey’s ambassador to the United States and
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Macron Sings Aznavour’s “La Bohème” in Yerevan as Pashinyan Plays Drums at State Dinner
French President Emmanuel Macron took to the microphone at a state dinner in Yerevan on Monday, with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accompanying him on the drums. A video shared on social media shows Nikol Pashinyan playing the drums, while Emmanuel Macron is singing, and jazz musician Vahagn Hayrapetyan is playing the piano. The video quickly gained attention online, showing an informal and cultural moment involving the leaders and the well-known musician. During th
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Yerevan Unveils Educational Playground Inspired by Armenian Inventors
A new public playground titled “Armenian Inventors: Science from the Inside Out” officially opened in Missak Manouchian Park, bringing together education, play, and science in the center of Yerevan. The project was launched by the Keron Development Foundation in cooperation with the Kentron administrative district and with support from Paper. The new playground is part of an ongoing initiative aimed at improving public play spaces across the city. It follows earlier projects
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EU Leaders Praise Pashinyan at Yerevan Summit as Armenia’s Opposition Warns of Election Meddling Ahead of June Vote
The leaders of the European Union met with Armenia’s leadership in Yerevan on Tuesday, where they expressed strong support for closer cooperation but did not promise that Armenia would become a member of the EU in the future. The meeting took place during the first-ever EU-Armenia Summit, held in the Armenian capital one day after a wider European Political Community gathering that brought together dozens of European leaders. European Council President Antonio Costa and Europ
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