Vance Arrives in Armenia – First Ever Visit to Country by Sitting US Vice President
Vice President JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance, and their children arrived in Armenia on Monday.
This is the first-ever visit to Armenia by a sitting US President or US Vice President.
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.@VP, @SLOTUS, and the Second Family arrive in Armenia — the first-ever visit to the country by a sitting U.S. President or Vice President. 🇺🇸🇦🇲 pic.twitter.com/Mz0KNQvHl9
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan greeted Vance at the Presidential Palace in the capital of Yerevan.
.@VP is greeted by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Presidential Palace in Yerevan https://t.co/dZS39OxVuc pic.twitter.com/joaJTdzZbQ
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Vance praised Armenia as the oldest Christian country in the world.
Armenia adopted Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD.