U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Armenia on Monday, a country no sitting U.S. president or vice president has visited. Vance’s trip to Yerevan follows a trip to Italy for the Winter Olympic Games and a visit on Tuesday to Azerbaijan, Armenia’s eastern neighbor and arch geopolitical rival. In August 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met at the White House to sign a joint declaration that some hoped would pave the way for increased stability in the region. Among other points, the declaration established a U.S. economic interest in the region.