The Prime Minister of Armenia referred to the President of Kyrgyzstan as the leader of Kazakhstan.

During an official event, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan repeatedly introduced the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, as the leader of Kazakhstan. The incident took place on October 17 in Yerevan, on the sidelines of the COP17 conference.
While reading from a prepared speech, Pashinyan referred to Sadyr Japarov as the President of Kazakhstan. According to the outlet 24.kg, the Prime Minister repeated the same error during a conversation with journalists.
Following the incident, Pashinyan dismissed the head of his protocol service, who had held the position since 2022.