2025 in Armenia
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Events of the year 2025 in Armenia.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]March
[edit]- 26 March – The National Assembly passes a law approving the accession of Armenia to the European Union.[1]
May
[edit]- 15 May – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the 6th Summit of the European Political Community held in Tirana, Albania.[2]
June
[edit]- 9 June – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accuses Karekin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians and supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, of breaking his vow of celibacy and fathering a child and calls for his resignation.[3]
- 25 June – Armenian Apostolic Church archbishop and leader of the opposition Sacred Struggle movement Bagrat Galstanyan is arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the government.[4]
- 27 June – Armenian Apostolic Church archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan is arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the government.[5] He is convicted and sentenced to two years' imprisonment on 3 October.[6]
July
[edit]- 8 July – A brawl breaks out in the National Assembly over the lifting of parliamentary immunity of opposition MP Artur Sargsyan.[7]
- 10 July – Prime Minister Pashinyan meets with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev in the United Arab Emirates as part of peace negotiations between their countries.[8]
- 14 July – Prime Minister Pashinyan meets with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels to reaffirm Armenia's deepening partnership with the European Union.[9]
August
[edit]- 8 August – Prime Minister Pashinyan signs a peace agreement with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev in a ceremony hosted by US president Donald Trump in the White House.[10]
October
[edit]- 15 October – Armenian Apostolic Church archbishop Mkrtich Proshyan is arrested along with 12 other clerics on charges of coercing citizens into taking part in public gatherings, theft and electoral obstruction.[11]
- 19 October – Pope Leo XIV canonizes Armenian Catholic prelate Ignatius Maloyan, the Archbishop of Mardin who was killed by the Ottomans during the Armenian genocide for refusing to convert to Islam in 1915.[12]
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]- 1–2 January – New Year holidays
- 6 January – Christmas
- 28 January – National Army Day
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 21 April – Easter Monday
- 24 April – Armenian Remembrance Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 9 May – Victory and Peace Day
- 28 May – 1st Republic Day
- 5 July – Constitution Day
- 21 September – Independence Day
- 31 December – New Year's Eve
Sports
[edit]- 2024–25 Armenian Cup
- 13–19 April – 2025 IIHF World Championship Division IV was hosted in Yerevan
See also
[edit]- Outline of Armenia
- Index of Armenia-related articles
- List of Armenia-related topics
- History of Armenia
References
[edit]- ^ "Armenian parliament adopts law to launch EU membership process". Politico.eu. March 26, 2025.
- ^ Nikol Pashinyan meets with António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen
- ^ "Armenia's PM accuses head of Church of fathering child in febrile political row". BBC. 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Armenian authorities arrest an archbishop and accuse him of plotting against the government". AP News. 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Armenia arrests another top cleric over an alleged coup plot". AP News. 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Armenian archbishop sentenced to 2 years in prison over alleged coup plot". AP News. 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Armenian lawmakers brawl as the government cracks down on its political opponents". AP News. 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders meet for peace talks in UAE". Al Jazeera. 10 July 2025.
- ^ Pashinyan, EU's top officials discuss Armenia's territorial integrity in Brussels
- ^ "Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shake hands and sign deal at White House peace summit". AP News. 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Leading bishop among Armenian clerics arrested in government crackdown on church". AP News. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Pope Leo XIV canonizes 7 new saints, including first from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea". Catholic News Agency. 2025-10-19. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
- ^ "Armenia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՕՐԵՆՔԸ" [ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS AND MEMORIAL DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA]. Parliament of Armenia (in Armenian). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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