ArmInfo. In Armenia, the working day of May 4, 2026, will be moved to Saturday, April 18, 2026. The resolution was approved by the Armenian Cabinet of Ministers on January 29.
"As an active participant in the European Political Community (EPC) and playing a key role in regional security and cooperation issues, Armenia is preparing to host the 8th EPC Summit. Given the importance of the event and the unprecedented level of participation for Armenia (approximately 50 high-level delegations at the level of heads of state or institutions are expected), it became necessary to move the working day to May 4 to ensure the efficient organization of traffic in Yerevan," the draft justification states.
The draft was prepared by the Office of the Prime Minister based on Article 9 of the Law "On Holidays and Commemorative Days of the Republic of Armenia." Its adoption will not require amendments to other legal acts and will not entail additional expenditures or budget cuts for state and local government bodies.
It was previously reported that 1 billion drams ($2.6 million) would be allocated for the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan announced that Yerevan had sent verbal invitations to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to participate in the summit. However, one Azerbaijani media outlet, citing a diplomatic source, reported that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev does not plan to attend the EPC summit in Yerevan.
The European Political Community (EPC) is an intergovernmental organization established for political and strategic discussions on the future of Europe, proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron in May 2022. The goal of Macron's proposal is to provide a platform for policy coordination among all European countries and promote political dialogue and cooperation to address issues of common interest to strengthen the security, stability, and prosperity of the European continent, particularly in light of the energy crisis. The European Community also includes non-EU member states such as the United Kingdom, Azerbaijan, Iceland, Ukraine, Moldova, Turkey, Georgia, and Armenia.
Since 2022, the Armenian Prime Minister has regularly participated in European Community summits. It was in October 2022 that a declaration was signed on the sidelines of such a summit in Prague, in which Yerevan recognized Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan.
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