22 April 2026 07:00 UTC · NATO · NATO News · Source · Email X Link

NATO reports Special Representative visits Armenia to discuss cooperation

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Kevin Hamilton met Armenia's political and security leadership
NATO stands ready to deepen political dialogue and defence cooperation; hailed KFOR contributions and armed forces modernisation

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On 20–21 April 2026, Ambassador Kevin Hamilton, NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, visited Armenia.
Hamilton met President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Speaker Alen Simonyan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Defence Minister Suren Papikyan, and Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan.
Discussions covered NATO-Armenia partnership, regional security including hybrid threats, connectivity, and the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process; NATO praised Armenia's KFOR contributions and armed forces modernisation.

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Create an account Reset password Already have an account? Log in From now on you can download videos from our website If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below. Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password. The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password. 22 April 2026 1 MIN READ On 20-21 April 2026, Ambassador Kevin Hamilton, the NATO Secretary General's new Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, paid his first visit to Armenia. He was received by President Vahagn Khachaturyan, and held meetings with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Defence Minister Suren Papikyan, and Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan. The Special Representative exchanged views with his interlocutors on a range of topics, such as the continued development of NATO’s partnership with Armenia, regional security including hybrid threats, connectivity, and the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process. Ambassador Hamilton hailed Armenia’s continued contributions the NATO-led peace-keeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR), and the ongoing work to modernise Armenia’s armed forces and strengthen their level of interoperability with NATO forces. NATO stands ready to further political dialogue and security and defence cooperation with Armenia. During his visit, Ambassador Hamilton also met with representatives of Armenia’s civil society and of Allied Embassies in Yerevan. Link was copied to clipboard

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