European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is preparing to travel to Armenia next week, Politico reported, citing three people familiar with the plans.

Axar.az informs according to the report, the EU delegation, which will also include Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos, will visit Armenia in a high-profile show of support for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan after his pro-European party secured a decisive victory in the country's June parliamentary election.

The July 1 visit, the plans for which have not yet been finalized, comes as Pashinyan seeks to cement Armenia's shift away from Moscow and deepen ties with the European Union following a vote widely viewed as a referendum on the country's geopolitical future.

It should be noted that this will be Ursula von der Leyen’s second visit to Armenia in the past two months.