Armenia-U.S. Relations

On Tuesday, November 3, American voters will choose new members of Congress. All 435 seats in the House are up for reelection as well as 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate. The election cycle will likely become the most expensive one in history, reaching more than 11.6 billion U.S. dollars in campaign spending. Donald Trump’s Republican Party currently has a majority in both the House and the Senate. Whether the Democrats will gain control of one or both chambers remains to be seen.

Armenia’s parliament ratified an agreement with the United States on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, with the opposition largely voting against it.

Armenia may be expelled from the Russian-led CSTO military alliance as soon as next month, the bloc’s secretary general says. • Armenian and U.S. officials met in Yerevan to discuss the construction of a new nuclear power unit in Armenia. Yerevan continues to weigh competing proposals from Washington and Moscow.