Press Release: Comprehensive Security & Resilience – 2025 International Conference Concludes in Yerevan
On 15–16 September 2025, the Comprehensive Security & Resilience – 2025 International Conference was held in Yerevan within the framework of the Comprehensive Security & Resilience Project implemented by the Women & Global Security Architecture.
At the opening ceremony, welcome remarks were delivered by Armine Margaryan, Founder and President of the Women & Global Security Architecture, and H.E. Kirsti Narinen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Armenia.
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, H.E. Nikol Pashinyan, delivered the Keynote Address, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
The opening ceremony was attended by Arayik Harutyunyan, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Armenia, Kristinne Grigoryan, Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Republic of Armenia, Arpine Sargsyan, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia; Members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, accredited ambassadors and diplomats in Armenia, international guests as well as representatives of civil society and the media.
Throughout the two-day conference, the following panel discussions took place:
- Armenia’s Security Strategy in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities, Lessons Learned
- Building Resilience through Armenia–EU Partnership: Opportunities and Challenges
- Modernizing Defence: The Military Pillar of Comprehensive Security
- Women in the Armed Forces – Growing Militarization or Gender Diversity as a Strategic Advantage?
- Comprehensive Security as a Shield Against Hybrid Threats
- The Cognitive Frontline: Strategic Communication and Defense Against Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)
At the closing ceremony, remarks were delivered by H.E. Alexandra Cole, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Armenia, H.E. Marge Mardisalu-Kahar, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to the Republic of Armenia, and Armine Margaryan, Founder and President of the Women & Global Security Architecture.
