Today, we are paying tribute to the memory of Armenian Genocide victims. One of the peculiarities of the Armenian Genocide is that the people subjected to the genocide were not only physically destroyed, but also deprived of the right to live in their homeland. We were consistently deprived of the land on which Armenian culture and Armenian identity were formed and developed over thousands of years. The cultural heritage that constitutes the Armenian identity — thousands of schools,...
It is a very important issue. For example, we know what kind of country we want to see in 20, 30, 50 or 100 years. As a matter of fact, we do not have such a national or at least state-level response. The reason is that we still have to formulate a national vision, for example, as to how we see the settlement of the Karabakh issue. That is, when we clearly state how we understand the solution of the Karabakh issue, the remaining formulations will become much easier. No matter what kind of...
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today attended a gala event dedicated to the 101st anniversary of Police Day. Prior to that, police officers held a solemn parade. In his speech, Prime Minister Pashinyan particularly stated: “Honorable Chief of Police of the Republic of Armenia, Dear officers of the Police of the Republic of Armenia, Let me first congratulate you and all of us on the Police Day of the Republic of Armenia. This very day a year ago we were back together, but...
After the visit to the National Agrarian University of Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan answered journalists’ questions that bore on the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Question: The Foreign Ministers are meeting today. Recently you said that the negotiations had been given a fresh start. What are your expectations from today’s meeting in this respect? Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan: We expect that those instructions the President of Azerbaijan and I...
On 11 April, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with representatives of the Armenian community in Strasbourg and neighboring towns as part of his working visit to Strasbourg. The meeting took place at the European Parliamentary Association Center. Thanking those present for the warm welcome, Prime Minister Pashinyan said: “Dear Compatriots, I am very happy with our meeting. It is an imperative for me to meet our compatriots during my visits and it is very important for us today and...
Question - Mr. Prime Minister, you touched upon Armenia-Azerbaijan relations in a few sentences. Azerbaijan is not the only country in the region; there are other countries, and I think you have some problems in your relations with those neighbors as well. Are you satisfied with the current level of relations with them, and if not, what are you going to undertake in this direction? Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan – Of course, not only do we have neighbors with which our relations...
