As part of the U.S. Secretary of State’s working visit, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed the Charter on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Armenia and the United States on May 26.
The charter formalizes and expands cooperation between Armenia and the United States across a range of sectors, including energy, economic development, security, democracy, and people-to-people ties.
The energy sector occupies a prominent place in the new partnership framework, reflecting the two countries’ commitment to strengthening cooperation in energy security, diversification, and the development of sustainable energy systems.
The signing of the charter marks a new stage in Armenia-U.S. relations, providing a comprehensive framework for deeper bilateral cooperation and long-term strategic engagement.
Welcome the Memoranda of Understanding signed by Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of the United States of America Donald Trump, namely on the Crossroads of Peace Capacity Building Partnership, on the AI and Semiconductor Innovation Partnership, and on the Energy Security Partnership, and affirm that this Charter constitutes the overarching framework for their implementation.
Recognizing the importance of a well-functioning, resilient, and secure market-oriented energy sector, the United States and Armenia intend to explore opportunities to increase and diversify Armenia's energy production and supplies. This includes further development of a civil nuclear program with the highest standards for nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation, which may include, following internal review and approval procedures, signature and entry into force of a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, potential small modular reactor deployment and access to U.S. fuel and technologies; efforts to enhance energy security and efficiency, including through granting Armenia access to U.S. nuclear technologies, measures to increase Armenia's energy connectivity to regional and European markets, and access to other U.S. civil nuclear services and infrastructure.
Armenia and the United States intend to strengthen energy resilience and independence of critical infrastructure and promote investments in Armenia's energy sector. Priority areas include modernizing electricity transmission and distribution grids, developing energy storage stations, and enhancing cybersecurity and workforce capacity building. Both countries intend to also work to increase the resilience of Armenia's broader critical infrastructure, particularly sectors underpinning the AI revolution such as telecommunications and finance.
May 29, 2026 at 16:09