Paruyr Hovhannisyan, Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has been elected Vice-President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for its 2026 session, the UN press service reported.
Also elected as Vice-Presidents are Amar Bendjama of Algeria (African States), Wellington Darío Bencosme Castaños of the Dominican Republic (Latin American and Caribbean States), and Héctor José Gómez Hernández of Spain (Western European and Other States).
The U.S. Treasury Department announced a new round of secondary sanctions Monday aimed at countries that continue to do business with Iran, a move by
We must stop looking for Armenia in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan must stop looking for Azerbaijan in Armenia: Pashinyan. We ask our Russian partners to sell the
Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has met with Israeli intelligence officials in Jordan, according to Syrian state media, as the two sides work to de-escalate