House President Annita Demetriou is set to pay an official three-day visit to Armenia on Sunday, at the invitation of the Armenian National Assembly.

During her stay, Demetriou will meet with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, and the chairman of the Armenia-Cyprus interparliamentary cooperation committee, Hayk Konjoryan.

She will also visit Aragatsotn province, where Cyprus-funded greenhouses employing refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh are located, and meet with refugee families.

Additionally, Demetriou will visit the Tsitsernakaberd memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Cyprus and Armenia share historically close ties, often emphasised by officials on both sides. These include cultural and historical bonds and common challenges such as what they describe as “Azerbaijan’s revisionist aggressive policy“.

Cyprus has consistently supported Armenia’s calls for international recognition of the Armenian genocide and a resolution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In return, Armenia has backed Cyprus in the aftermath of the 1974 Turkish invasion, advocating for a peaceful and lasting solution to the Cyprus problem.

In February 2025, Demetriou welcomed Armenian Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan in Nicosia, reaffirming the two countries’ “excellent relations” and calling on the EU to “take a clear stance” regarding Armenia’s application for membership.

In December 2024, Cyprus, Greece and Armenia signed a joint action plan for 2025, aiming to strengthen their roles as pillars of stability in the Caucasus and the Eastern Mediterranean.

The interparliamentary Armenia-Cyprus cooperation committee plays a key role in parliamentary diplomacy between the two countries, seeking to enhance collaboration between their legislative bodies.