All streets leading and adjacent to The Alexander hotel in Yerevan have been closed to traffic ahead of US Vice President JD Vance's visit to Armenia.

The roads are blocked by vehicles from the Yerevan waste removal and sanitation service, the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent reports from the scene.

As a result, traffic in the downtown of the Armenian capital is paralyzed, and all streets in the area are blocked.

Also, a fire truck has been brought to the hotel premises.

Police have cordoned off the hotel premises from all sides with tape, the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent added.

Security officers from the Armenian State Protection Service and those who have arrived from the US are on duty both inside and outside this luxury hotel,.

Earlier, Armenian News-NEWS.am reported that US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, will pay an official visit to Armenia on Monday and Tuesday.

This evening, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will meet with the US Vice President, after which they will make statements.