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Armenia today: the essentials

Armenia today: the essentials, 11 November 2026

By · Founder and editor-in-chief

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Nikol Pashinyan, in a dark suit and yellow tie, speaks into a microphone from a white armchair in front of a board bearing the Paris Peace Forum logo.
Nikol Pashinyan during the panel on hybrid threats at the 9th Paris Peace Forum on 10 November 2026. Photo: The Office to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia / CC BY-ND 3.0

What matters today in Armenia and the diaspora, in a few lines. Each item links to our full story.

  1. Paris Peace Forum: Pashinyan outlines Armenia’s response to hybrid threats and banks on the EU

    Armenia is cooperating “actively and closely” with the European Union against hybrid threats, Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday, 10 November, at the 9th Paris Peace Forum. Read the story →

  2. CSTO: Lavrov announces draft to suspend Armenia’s voting rights, to go before the Moscow summit

    CSTO member states will propose suspending Armenia’s voting rights in the organisation because Yerevan has not paid its dues for more than two years. Read the story →

  3. New constitution: draft ready since March, public debate will run into 2027, Srbuhi Galyan warns

    The draft of Armenia’s new constitution has been ready since March, but its public discussion cannot be completed by the end of the year. Read the story →

  4. Armenia–Turkey border: Ankara says it is ready to open the Alican road crossing and the rail link

    Turkey has completed preparations to open its two crossing points with Armenia: the Alican road crossing, opposite Margara, and the railway crossing. Read the story →

  5. Tourism: over 2 million visits to Armenia from January to October 2026, October up 34%

    Armenia recorded 2,043,531 tourist visits from January to October 2026, according to figures released by the Tourism Committee on 10 November. Read the story →

  6. Vagharshapat: $166,000 from the United States to save sculptor Khoren Der Harootian’s museum

    The United States is providing $166,000 to renovate the Khoren Der Harootian Memorial Museum in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), dedicated to the Armenian-American sculptor and painter. Read the story →

  7. Chess: Robert Piliposyan wins bronze at the World Junior Blitz Championship

    Armenian International Master Robert Piliposyan has won the bronze medal at the World Under-20 Blitz Chess Championship in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Read the story →