Ideological foundation of ruling party thesis of  `real Armenia`

ArmInfo.  On June 7, 2026, the Armenian people will have to say "yes" to the peace established between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This was stated by RA Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan on his Facebook page on April 20, while presenting  the election program of the ruling Civil Contract party.

According to the Prime Minister, this peace is still fragile,  vulnerable, and requires constant attention. "Go to the polls on June  7 and become masters of the world by voting in favor of the Civil  Contract," Pashinyan noted, also pointing out that the ruling party's  ideological foundation is the thesis of a "real Armenia" and the  doctrine of institutional changes in the country's economy, which was  adopted several months ago.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the cornerstone of the Civil  Contract program for 2026-2031 will be the institutionalization of  peace. The peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan began in  2024, when the border delimitation and demarcation process began in  the Tavush region and the regulations on the work of joint border  delimitation commissions were signed. This process continued in 2025,  when the initialing ceremony of the Armenian-Azerbaijani agreement on  the establishment of peace and interstate relations took place in  Washington on August 8 and the principles for unblocking transport  communications in the region were approved. Thus, as the head of  government noted, the process of institutionalization began. The  process of unblocking communications, which is de jure binding, is  underway. The parties recognize that Armenia's borders are comparable  to those of Soviet Armenia, and Azerbaijan's borders are comparable  to those of Soviet Azerbaijan.

To institutionalize the peace process, Pashinyan primarily emphasized  the need for a consistent border delimitation and demarcation  process, the implementation of the TRIPP program, the final signing  and ratification of the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan,  and the phased implementation of the agreements reached in  Washington.

The Prime Minister also emphasized that these steps should not be  limited to these steps. An equally important contribution to the  peace process should be contacts between civil society  representatives of the two countries, the continuation and  development of mutual trade, and political, cultural, and  humanitarian dialogue. The "Civil Contract" will support these  processes. "I am pleased to note" that some programs are already  becoming a reality: mutual trade is gradually being established, and  meetings between civil society representatives are taking concrete  shape. "I hope that in the future, ties will also be established  between businessmen of the two countries," the Prime Minister of  Armenia said.