Canadian Prime Minister to attend EPC Summit in Yerevan

ArmInfo. Mark Carney,  Prime Minister of Canada,  will attend the EPC Summit in Yerevan as a guest, according to a statement from the European Commission.

"48 heads of state and government have been invited to take part in  this eighth meeting of the European Political Community. The Prime  Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, will participate as a guest in the  European Political Community summit. This will be the first time a  non-European country has participated in the meeting," the Commission  said. 

The ECP summit will bring together 27 EU Member States, as well as  Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Canada, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco,  Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland,  Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

The eighth meeting of the European Political Community will bring  together leaders from across the continent in Yerevan, Armenia, under  the motto 'Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe'.  " At  a time of profound geopolitical transformation, leaders will discuss  how to cooperate more closely and coordinate action to strengthen  democratic resilience, advance connectivity and reinforce economic  and energy security," the European Commission said, adding that The  summit will be co-chaired by Antonio Costa, the President of the  European Council, and Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic  of Armenia.

Earlier, Armenian authorities reported that they had not received  confirmation of participation in the ECP summit in Yerevan from  Azerbaijan and Turkey.