Armenia and the EU exchange Joint Declarations of Intent on cooperation in Digital Telecommunications
November 11, 2026
Within the framework of the first Ministerial Meeting on Digital Affairs, of the EU "Connectivity Agenda Platform," held in Chisinau, Moldova, on November 9–10, a Joint Declaration of Intent regarding cooperation with the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) was exchanged between the Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia and the European Commission.
The declaration was exchanged by Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia Gevorg Mantashyan and Adrienn Kiraly, Director for Eastern Neighbourhood and Turkey at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST).
The declaration provides for taking the necessary steps toward Armenia becoming a Participating State of the EuroHPC JU. This will enable Armenian scientific-research, educational, and technological institutions to utilize European supercomputing resources and deepen cooperation with European innovation networks.
Within the framework of the event, an exchange ceremony also took place for a Joint Declaration of Intent on secure and trusted digital 5G connectivity in Armenia between the Ministry of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia, the European Commission, and the Swedish development financier Swedfund. Through this declaration, the parties expressed their intent to cooperate in strengthening the security, resilience, and trustworthiness of Armenia’s telecommunications networks.
The declaration was exchanged by Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia Gevorg Mantashyan and Eva Sundquist, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Armenia.
Minister of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Armenia Davit Tadevosyan attended the ceremonies.