Armenia and the United Kingdom held bilateral defense consultations in London on November 4, discussing regional and international security issues and cooperation in the defense sector. The discussions focused on the current state of bilateral cooperation and prospects for its further development. The two sides identified significant potential for cooperation in several new areas and expressed their readiness to pursue joint initiatives, reaching agreements on steps to advance cooperation, Armenia’s Ministry of Defense said. Following the consultations, Levon Ayvazyan, Head of the Defense Policy and International Cooperation Department at Armenia’s Ministry of Defense, and Chris King, Director for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Policy at the UK Ministry of Defense, signed the 2026-2027 Defense Cooperation Program. The sides also agreed to hold the next round of bilateral defense consultations in Yerevan.