By Ani Ghulinyan
Armenia’s Acting Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan made an official visit to Ukraine, where he participated in the celebrations of the 975th anniversary of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra on August 15. The visit is one of many high-ranking interactions between Armenian and Ukrainian officials in 2026, following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s first-ever visit to Armenia to participate in the European Political Community summit in May.
At the Lavra celebrations, Kostanyan also spoke with UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany, UN World Tourism Organization Secretary-General Sheikha Al Nowais, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
Kostanyan conveyed Yerevan’s congratulations to Zelenskyy and Sybiha on the occasion.
Kostanyan’s Kyiv visit also included separate meetings with the Ukrainian Parliament’s Deputy Speaker Olena Kondratiuk on expanding high-level contacts and strengthening the bilateral agenda; with Deputy Foreign Minister Olexandr Mischenko on activating political dialogue, expanding economic ties, and deepening engagement in multilateral formats; and with the chair of parliament’s Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation Oleksandr Merezhko on the Armenia–Ukraine cooperation agenda.
The visit followed a series of exchanges that began after the formation of a new parliament and government in Armenia following the June 2026 elections.
