Armenian ambassador meets U.S. antisemitism envoy![]() June 19, 2026 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Ambassador to the United States, Narek Mkrtchyan, held a brief meeting and discussion at the U.S. Department of State with Yehuda Kaplun, the State Department’s Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism. During the conversation, the parties exchanged views on the Armenia–U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, as well as on promoting tolerance, combating extremism and preventing the spread of disinformation. 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 |