U.S. Ambassador Kristina Kvien sent New Year’s greetings to the Armenian people, wishing them peace, joy, and prosperity.
“There are many reasons to be grateful during this holiday season. In 2025, U.S.-Armenian relations saw more progress than in any year since Armenia’s independence.
Our ties have reached the level of a strategic partnership.
During the historic meeting with President Trump at the White House, we outlined the framework of our cooperation, a roadmap that will guide us for decades to come,” the ambassador’s message stated.
On August 8, during a trilateral summit at the White House, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a Joint Declaration summarizing the results of their Washington meeting.
Also in Washington, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, in the presence of their countries' leaders and the U.S. President, initialed an agreement “On the establishment of peace and interstate relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.”
