Updated at 1700 CEST.
European leaders are arriving in Armenia on Sunday, for the 8th summit of the European Political Community (EPC), which is expected to take place in Yerevan on Monday 4 April. This is the biggest gathering of European leaders in the South Caucasus ever.
British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk where amongst those arriving this afternoon. Sir Keir was welcomed at Zvarnots International Airport by Vahagn Khachaturyan, the president of Armenia
Among those arriving will also be French President, Emanuel Macron, European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president, Antonio Costa.
Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelenski is also expected to attend and he is already in the Armenian capital.
Turkish Vice president, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz will represent his country in the summit.
Also present will be Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney.
The European Political Community (EPC) is an intergovernmental forum for political and strategic discussions about the future of Europe established in 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine The group first met in October 2022 in Prague, with participants The 47 EPC participating states are home to 689.5 million people, constitute 8.7 percent of the world's population and represent about 23.5 percent of the global GDP.
source: commonspace.eu with agencies
photo: British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Satrmer, being welcomed in Yerevan by president Vahagn Khachaturyan of Armenia
