Armenia’s president signs Board of Peace Charter ratification law

Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed the law ratifying the Board of Peace Charter on 10 November, an official notice published by Civic.am, a news site close to the governing Civil Contract party, said. The signature follows parliament’s adoption of the bill, with 90 lawmakers voting in favor and 8 abstaining.

The notice lists the Charter law separately from another law Khachaturyan signed, ratifying an Armenia–United States framework agreement on strategic cooperation concerning the TRIPP project.

How Armenia reached the signing

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed the Board’s founding Charter on behalf of Armenia as a founding member at the World Economic Forum in Davos on 22 January 2026. On 15 September, Armenia’s Constitutional Court found the obligations set out in the Charter consistent with the Constitution.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ararat Mirzoyan presented the ratification bill to parliament on 27 October. He said the Board aims to establish and strengthen peace and gives Armenia a channel to deepen political contacts and cooperation with the United States and other members.

Membership and contributions

Mirzoyan said contributions are voluntary and that Armenia had made no donation as of his 27 October address. He said membership lasts three years and, if a specified contribution threshold is not met, the Board’s chair may decide on continued membership after that period.