Overview
Since its independence, Armenia has maintained a policy of trying to have positive and friendly relations with Iran, Greece, and the West, including the United States and the European Union. It has full membership status in a number of international organizations, such as the Council of Europe and the Eurasian Economic Union, and observer status, etc. in some others. However, the dispute over the Armenian genocide of 1915 and the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have created tense relations with two of its immediate neighbors, Azerbaijan and Turkey. In June 2024, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that his country's membership in the CSTO had been suspended. In February 2025, the Armenian parliament adopted a law initiating Armenia's accession process to the European Union.