UK in Armenia

We overuse the word ‘historic’, but this week in the UK something historic took place.  For the first time since the Republic of Ireland became independent over 90 years ago, and three years after the Queen’s groundbreaking first visit to Dublin, the President of Ireland came to the UK for a state visit, as a special guest […]

All of us who care about peace in Europe have been shocked by the events in Crimea over the past two weeks. On Sunday a referendum will be held in Crimea in which there is no option for those who wish to keep Crimea’s status as part of Ukraine unchanged. People may only vote to join Russia, or […]

Within the framework of the women’s month celebrations, we wanted to underline the many roles which women play in society – but particularly the role of women as leaders.  Ambassador Kathy Leach met Lyudmila Petrova, head of the village Verin Dvin in Ararat Marz. They discussed several topics, from community issues to challenges for women leaders. The village […]

  Our colleagues from the British Embassy posts in Yerevan and Ankara paid visit to both countries to meet with civil society organisations, journalists and junior decision makers in Turkey and Armenia to exchange ideas and explore opportunities for future project cooperation between two countries. Following to the visits Serra Cetin Head of Projects Team […]

Following the earthquake in Armenia in December 1988, Mrs Thatcher – the British Prime Minister – promised to rebuild one of the schools in Gyumri.  Donations came from the British government, British business and the British people.  David Dowell ran one of the companies that agreed to help the project.  He spoke to Kathy Leach […]

The following is a guest post by Erik Gyulazyan, Trade and Prosperity Adviser, British Embassy Yerevan. We all know that the older a wine gets the better it is. But for a vintage wine to meet our expectations it must be given constant attention down the years by highly-skilled experts. This year the London Underground […]

On Saturday the Armenian British Business Chamber (ABBC) is holding the annual Burns Supper in Yerevan, a tradition now for many years (please see Burns Supper – there are still a few tickets available!). We are looking forward to this tremendously and are very grateful to the ABBC for its hard work in organising it […]

Welcome to 2013!  Over the past couple of weeks, British Ambassadors all around the world have been writing their Annual Review of 2012 for colleagues in London.  It’s a good time to reflect on the achievements we are most proud of – and the challenges and opportunities for the coming year.   For us in Yerevan, […]

This week we have been celebrating NATO Week in Armenia – an annual opportunity for both NATO member states and the Armenian government to present to a wider public what we have been doing together and why both sides value the partnership. As the NATO Contact Point Embassy, I and our defence liaison team – […]

I’ve been thinking this week about one of the hardest tasks for a young democracy: building a justice system people can trust. This is partly because I was back in the UK last week, meeting with British businesses who are interested in working in Armenia and the wider region. Near the top of the list […]