Leaders Gather In Yerevan For European Summit
- By RFE/RL
Leaders from throughout the EU and other countries met in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, on May 4 for the the eighth summit of the European Political Community.
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for the eighth summit of the European Political Community in Armenia on May 4.
The European Political Community (EPC) is a grouping of all European states minus Belarus, Russia, and the Vatican.
The European Political Community (EPC) is a grouping of all European states minus Belarus, Russia, and the Vatican.
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Performers seen during the opening ceremony on May 4.
The EPC has met twice each year since French President Emmanuel Macron created the grouping in the wake of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The EPC has met twice each year since French President Emmanuel Macron created the grouping in the wake of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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From left to right: Moldovan President Maia Sandu, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney watch the opening ceremony.
Canada's attendance at Yerevan summit marked the first time a non-European country has joined a meeting of the EPC.
Canada's attendance at Yerevan summit marked the first time a non-European country has joined a meeting of the EPC.
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A protest held near Yerevan's Demirchian Arena on May 4.
The group were drawing attention to the plight of ethnic Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan in the wake of Baku's recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions.
The group were drawing attention to the plight of ethnic Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan in the wake of Baku's recapture of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions.
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Participants pose for a group photo as the summit gets underway on May 4.
The summit is the largest international political event Armenia has hosted since its independence, with some 40 heads of state in attendance.
The summit is the largest international political event Armenia has hosted since its independence, with some 40 heads of state in attendance.
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Participants attend a discussion on Ukraine on the sidelines of the summit on May 4.
The event is being held in the Demirchian Arena, located alongside Yerevan’s Genocide Memorial Complex.
The event is being held in the Demirchian Arena, located alongside Yerevan’s Genocide Memorial Complex.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks by telephone as an attendee takes a cellphone photo.
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A group meeting at the Yerevan event on May 4.
There are no open press conferences at the event, a stipulation reportedly imposed by Yerevan.
There are no open press conferences at the event, a stipulation reportedly imposed by Yerevan.
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Members of an Armenian political opposition movement march through Yerevan during the summit on May 4.
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On the evening of May 3, before the summit got underway, French President Emmanuel Macron (center) walked through central Yerevan with France's Ambassador to Armenia, Olivier Decottignies (center left).
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Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas lays flowers at the eternal flame in the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex on May 3.
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Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand (right) visits the museum within the Armenian Genocide Memorial on May 3.
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Joggers on May 2 pass a poster in central Yerevan promoting the summit.
