[80468] Nikol Pashinyan: Normalization with Turkey and Azerbaijan is a strategic necessity

Armenia's Political Pivot: Pashinyan Pushes for Normalization

Ahead of the parliamentary elections in Armenia on June 7, incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is placing foreign relations at the center of his campaign. According to reports on the gdh channel, Pashinyan is leading in the polls, and the public and the international community are following the policy direction he will pursue in his next term with great interest.

As part of his diplomatic efforts, Pashinyan emphasized the importance of Turkey and Azerbaijan to Armenia's stability. According to gdh, the Armenian Prime Minister stated that "both Turkey and Azerbaijan are part of the regional balance," adding a vivid metaphor: "If Turkey does not exist, one side of the scale remains empty."

The channel Sansürsüz Medya +18 (known for its blunt and sometimes provocative news coverage) quoted Pashinyan's words in full: "We are working seriously to normalize relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan". He clarified that this is a deep conceptual change: "Normalization is not a matter of a whim, but a necessity," since, according to him, empty scales create real risks and instability for the region.

The reports emphasize that this issue is not merely declaratory, but may form the backbone of Armenian policy after June 7, with the goal of ending decades of hostility and turning a new page in the Caucasus.