On 11 March 2026, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed MEPs, highlighting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and his country’s EU membership aspirations. Pashinyan opened his address by saying that, since his&nbsp;last visit to the European Parliament in 2023, changes of centennial — if not millennial — significance have taken place in Armenia and in the South Caucasus.

“The most memorable of these changes is the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, formalised on 8 August 2025 in Washington DC, when President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and I signed a Joint Declaration in the White House, effectively securing peace between our two nations”, he said. Pashinyan also highlighted the Armenian government’s intention to take the next steps as regards the&nbsp;US-brokered TRIPP infrastructure programme, which is intended to establish unimpeded, multimodal transit connectivity on Armenian territory and connect the main part of Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

The Armenian government is committed to achieving a lasting peace with Baku and a normalisation of relations with Türkiye, rapprochement with the West, and a possible future EU accession bid. In addition, the European Union is currently holding a&nbsp;visa liberalisation dialogue with Armenia&nbsp;and a dedicated EU-Armenia summit is planned for 5 May.

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Formal Sittings

EP Plenary Session - Formal sitting with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister

Formal Sitting with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister: address by Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister

Formal Sitting with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister: introductory remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Formal sitting with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the address

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister

EP Plenary Session - Formal sitting : Address by Annalena BAERBOCK, President of the UN General Assembly

Formal sitting with Annalena BAERBOCK, President of the United Nations General Assembly: speech by Annalena BAERBOCK, President of the UN General Assembly

Formal sitting with Annalena BAERBOCK, President of the United Nations General Assembly: opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Formal sitting with Annalena BAERBOCK, President of the UN General Assembly: meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the address to the plenary

EP Plenary session - Formal Sitting with Sergey TIHANOVSKI, Sakharov Prize laureate 2020 and Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, leader of democratic forces of Belarus

Formal Sitting with Sergey TIHANOVSKI, Sakharov Prize laureate 2020 and Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, leader of democratic forces of Belarus: address by Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, leader of democratic forces of Belarus

Formal Sitting with Sergey TIHANOVSKI, Sakharov Prize laureate 2020 and Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, leader of democratic forces of Belarus: opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Formal Sitting with Sergey TIHANOVSKI, Sakharov Prize laureate 2020 and Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, leader of democratic forces of Belarus: address by Sergey TIHANOVSKI, Sakharov Prize laureate 2020

Formal Sitting with Sergey TIHANOVSKI, Sakharov Prize laureate 2020 and Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, leader of democratic forces of Belarus: extracts from the meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and from the address to the plenary

Press point by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Jens-Frederik NIELSEN, Greenlandic Prime Minister

Formal sitting with Maia SANDU, President of the Moldovan Republic: Address by Maia SANDU, President of Moldova

Formal sitting with Maia SANDU, President of the Moldovan Republic: Opening statements by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Formal sitting with Maia SANDU, President of Moldova: arrival, welcome, meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the address

Formal sitting: address by ABDULLAH II, King of Jordan

Formal sitting with ABDULLAH II, King of Jordan: opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Formal sitting with ABDULLAH II, King of Jordan: arrival and meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President and extracts from the address

Formal sitting: address by Nataša PIRC MUSAR, President of Slovenia

Formal sitting with Nataša PIRC MUSAR, President of Slovenia: statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Formal sitting: address by Nataša PIRC MUSAR, President of Slovenia - Atmosphere in the hemicycle

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