Armenia is elected Vice-Chair of the 49th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is scheduled to be held in Istanbul, according to Armenian outlets. The election follows the most recent meeting of the committee, where decisions are made on additions to the World Heritage List. At that session, 25 new cultural and natural properties are inscribed on the World Heritage List. The reports describe Armenia’s new leadership role within the committee as part of the continuing work of UNESCO’s World Heritage governance and note that the next committee session is set to take place in Istanbul. Both sources characterize the outcome as an organizational step for Armenia within the committee’s leadership structure and link it to the broader results of the current session’s inscription decisions.