Karabakh movement proved trap for Armenia - RA premier 

ArmInfo.  RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes the Karabakh movement, which unfolded in the country in 1988, has become a trap for Armenia. He stated this on  August 24, while presenting the government's program for 2026-2031 to  the National Assembly.

According to him, this movement hindered the security and well-being  of the Armenian state. He noted that the Karabakh movement was, in  essence, a project to "zero out" Armenia's statehood and future. "We,  in accordance with the mandate given to us by the people, have closed  this 'project,' opening up unlimited possibilities for the longevity  of Armenia's statehood," Pashinyan noted. "We should not look for  Armenia in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, or Georgia for two fundamental,  rational reasons. When we look for Armenia outside Armenia, we ignore  the Republic of Armenia, its needs and interests, its responsibility  for it, and the need to care for it. And if we look for a homeland in  the internationally recognized territories of our four neighbors, we  thereby open the door for them to look for their homeland in the  internationally recognized territory of Armenia. It turns out that we  are looking for four places, and the four of them are looking for one  place in our country, our state, our homeland. As a result, we find  ourselves in a situation of one against four," Pashinyan said.

He also added that the issue of signing a peace agreement with  Azerbaijan remains one of the priority items on Yerevan's agenda, and  work in this direction with Baku will continue. Regarding prisoners,  Pashinyan assured that their return has never been and will not be  excluded from the government's agenda.  "Work on border delimitation  will continue. I am confident that the export of prisoners from  Armenia to Azerbaijan will soon begin," the head of the Armenian  government stated.