Armenia will host the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP-17), Minister of Environment Hakob Simidyan has said.

Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) voted on Thursday, October 31 for the 2026 Conference of Parties (COP) to be held in Armenia.

Armenia won the bid to host the conference with 65 votes, while Azerbaijan, which also sought the right to host, garnered only 58 votes.