Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law.
The Convention, adopted in 2024, aims to become the first legally binding international treaty on AI governance. It aims to ensure that activities throughout the lifecycle of AI systems are fully consistent with human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, while also promoting technological progress and innovation.
“The signing of the Convention will enable the development of the legal framework for the application of artificial intelligence through close cooperation with international partners,” the foreign ministry said in a press release.
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset expressed his gratitude to Armenia for signing the Convention and joining efforts to promote international cooperation in this area.
In addition to Armenia, to date, 17 countries—including Council of Europe member and observer states, as well as the European Union—have signed the Framework Convention. The countries that have signed the Convention so far are: Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Moldova, San Marino, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom; observer states of the Council of Europe: the United States, Canada, and Japan; and non-member states of the Council of Europe: Israel and Uruguay.
