U.S. Vice President Vance arrives in Yerevan with family![]() February 9, 2026 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in Armenia, accompanied by his wife, Usha, and their children. He was welcomed at Zvartnots International Airport by National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan, and Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan. This marks the highest-level visit to Armenia by an official from the current U.S. administration. Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Partner news |