  Armenian parliament speaker to visit Russia January 19, 2026 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan has announced plans for an official visit to Russia, intended as a reciprocal move following Russian Federation Council Chair Valentina Matviyenko’s visit to Armenia. “I am preparing for a visit to the Russian Federation; I have received an invitation for a reciprocal trip. My counterpart Matviyenko was here, and now I’ve been invited for a return visit,” he said, according to Radar Armenia. The exact dates of the visit have not yet been finalized. Valentina Matviyenko visited Armenia in June 2025. Together with Alen Simonyan, she opened the 39th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission on Cooperation between the Federal Assembly of Russia and the National Assembly of Armenia.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
