Events of the year 2026 in Armenia. Incumbents

President: Vahagn Khachaturyan Prime Minister: Nikol Pashinyan Speaker: Alen Simonyan

Events February 9 February – JD Vance arrives in Yerevan as the first US vice president to visit Armenia. The United States and Armenia sign an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation.

May 5 May – The first bilateral summit between Armenia and the European Union is held in Yerevan. 13 May – Turkey lifts restrictions on direct trade with Armenia. 23 May — Russia bans the import of Jermuk mineral water, two brands of wine and one brand of cognac from Armenia. 29 May — The Eurasian Economic Union called on Armenia to hold a referendum regarding the initiation of the process to join the EU and whether or not to continue its membership in the EAEU. June 1 June — Russia bans the importation of fish from all but two processing plants in Armenia. 6 June – Eurovision Young Musicians 2026 7 June – 2026 Armenian parliamentary election: The ruling Civil Contract party of prime minister Nikol Pashinyan wins a new term in government after winning a plurality of 49.8% of the vote. July 2026 9 July — The Armenian government allocates 63,735,000 drams to host the III International Congress of Armenian Studies. 22–24 July — The III International Congress of Armenian Studies takes place at the Matenadaran, dedicated to the 350th anniversary of Mkhitar Sebastatsi.

Arts and entertainment List of Armenian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

1–2 January – New Year holidays 6 January – Christmas 28 January – National Army Day 8 March – International Women's Day 21 April – Easter Monday 24 April – Armenian Remembrance Day 1 May – Labour Day 9 May – Victory and Peace Day 28 May – 1st Republic Day 5 July – Constitution Day 21 September – Independence Day 31 December – New Year's Eve

Deaths

13 January – Razmik Zohrabyan, 73, MP (2007–2017) 6 February – Vardan Khachatryan, 66, minister of finance (2000–2008). 6 February – Zori Balayan, 91, writer. 9 March – Alisa Kurdian, 82, cinematographer. 28 June – Gagik Stamboltsyan, 69, politician, minister of health (1997–1998).

See also

Outline of Armenia List of Armenia-related topics History of Armenia

References

External links Online calendar