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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on Friday that sustaining the Karabakh movement would jeopardize the country’s independence.
His remarks came in a written statement marking the anniversary of Armenia’s Declaration of Independence, adopted on Aug. 23, 1990.
Pashinian stressed that the independence document reflected the spirit of the political and intellectual climate of the time. He argued that the model of confrontational patriotism shaped by the Soviet Union laid the groundwork for the Karabakh movement.
“As prime minister, after analyzing all available information, I have come to the conclusion that continuing the Karabakh movement would destroy Armenia’s independence,” he said.
Pashinian emphasized that Armenia has chosen a strategy to safeguard and implement independence.
“Within this framework, a peaceful settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan has become possible, a genuine dialogue agenda with Türkiye has emerged, and our relations with Georgia and Iran must deepen,” he stated.
The 1990 Declaration of Independence claimed that Karabakh belonged to Armenia, and the country’s constitution referred to this declaration. Azerbaijan has insisted that a peace agreement can only be signed if Armenia amends its constitution to remove such references.
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