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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Tuesday that Yerevan is pursuing a “multipolar foreign policy” aimed at preserving and strengthening the country’s sovereignty and independence.
Speaking at the SCO Plus summit in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, Pashinyan said there is broad international understanding that a multipolar world offers a more reliable path to stability and peace, according to Armenia’s state-run Armenpress news agency.
“We are providing a practical answer to this question by essentially pursuing a multipolar foreign policy, which we call a balanced and balancing foreign policy,” Pashinyan said.
He said the approach is based on the view that sovereignty and independence cannot be maintained under conditions of conflict.
Pashinyan said multipolarity should first be reflected in a country’s own region.
He said Armenia is deepening relations with neighboring Iran and Georgia while moving toward establishing interstate relations with Azerbaijan and Türkiye.
Pashinyan linked that process to the peace established between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Aug. 8 last year with the support and participation of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Pashinyan said Armenia is working with Azerbaijan and Türkiye to open interstate communications, including through the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, or TRIPP, project.
He said practical work on the ground is expected to begin in the coming months.
The project would create new transport opportunities from east to west, connecting the Caspian Sea with the Mediterranean Sea, and from south to north, linking the Persian Gulf with the Black Sea.
“All countries of the region will benefit from the implementation of the project,” Pashinyan said.
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