VP Pool Report #3 arrival at presidential palace

The ride to the presidential palace was lined with Armenian and American flags hanging from poles.

There were some demonstrators on the left and right of the roadway. One had a sign that said “Does Trump support Devils?” Another had a sign that said, “The trap or TRIPP?”

The motorcade arrived at 5:42 p.m. Pashinyan was waiting on a red and gold carpet for Vance. He stepped out they shook hands. They did not make any remarks.

They climbed up a red carpet on the stairs into the palace.

After Vance and the PM have their meeting, they will have an expanded bilateral meeting with the participants below. There will be a brief spray at the top.

After the bilateral, Vance and the PM will deliver remarks to press.

Expanded bilateral participants:

United States

JD Vance, Vice President of the United States

Jacob Reses, Chief of Staff to the Vice President

Dr. Andrew Baker, Deputy National Security Advisor

Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

Jonathan Askonas, Senior Advisor, Department of State

Andrew Loomis, Special Advisor to the Vice President for European and Russian Affairs

Aryeh Lightstone, Senior Advisor, Special Envoy for Peace Missions

David Allen, Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim of the U.S. Mission in Armenia

Armenia

H.E. Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia

Mr. Arayik Harutyunyan, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister

Mr. Armen Grigoryan, Security Council Secretary

H.E. Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs

H.E. Vahan Kostanyan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

H.E. Narek Mkrtchyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States

Mrs. Nazeli Baghdasaryan, Press Secretary

Mr. Karen Gasparyan, Department for External Relations Head

Michelle L. Price

White House Reporter

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