UAE leaders send Independence Day congratulations to Armenia

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and other senior UAE leaders conveyed messages to Armenia’s president and prime minister on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day.

UAE leaders congratulate Armenia on Independence Day

ABU DHABI, 21st September, 2026 — President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Vahagn Khachaturyan of the Republic of Armenia on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, dispatched similar messages. Those communications were addressed both to President Khachaturyan and to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, marking the national anniversary.

Such exchanges form a routine element of diplomatic relations between states, reflecting customary courtesies observed on national milestones. Messages of this kind symbolise official recognition of the importance of the occasion and serve as a channel for heads of state and government to register formal goodwill.

The engagement of the UAE President and other senior federal figures underlines the role of the Union’s leadership in maintaining official contacts with international counterparts. Those contacts are one component of the broader framework through which the UAE conducts its external relations and affirms its interest in stable, steady relations with countries across different regions.

No further details of the messages were provided in the official dispatch. The brief statement published by the Emirates News Agency set out the senders’ names and titles and named the Armenian officials who received the congratulations.

The notice was released from Abu Dhabi on 21st September 2026.

Source: WAM