Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Keir Starmer, within the framework of the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, the Armenian PM’s office informs.

The Armenian premier highlighted the importance of Starmer’s visit to Armenia and described it as historic, as this is the first visit of the prime minister of the UK to Armenia. Pashinyan expressed confidence that the results of this visit and meeting will give a new impetus to bilateral relations, and cooperation in various directions will develop and expand.

Keir Starmer, for his part, expressed gratitude for the warm hospitality and for organizing the European Political Community summit at a high level. Also, the UK premier stressed the importance of expanding multi-sectoral cooperation with Armenia.

The interlocutors exchanged views on both the bilateral agenda and topics of regional importance.

Following the meeting, Nikol Pashinyan and Keir Starmer exchanged a joint declaration on the strategic partnership between the Armenia and the United Kingdom.

And the directions of this strategic partnership are defense, economy, and resilience.