ArmInfo. "When it comes to our foreign policy, we will definitely send a signal, through our actions and policies, that we are very honest and frank with our partners," Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan says in an interview with Financial Times.
"We are not going to be co-operating with one country to the detriment of other countries. The size of our country and our neighbouring countries brings us to the idea that we really need to focus on stimulating regional co-operation. From that perspective, I think that regional co-operation will open new opportunities for our businesses. We also need to convince everyone that we are a very tolerant nation, though everyone knows us as a party to a conflict. I think our lifestyle is proof of that, since about three-quarters of our nation is living abroad and serve as law-abiding citizens of other countries. We have suffered enough from wars to be very sensitive about the value of peace and we are very concerned about our security," the Prime Minister says.
When asked what he would like foreign citizens and companies to know about Armenia that they might not already know, Karen Karapetyan replies, " We are one of the few oldest nations having a statehood. Yerevan is 50 years older than Rome. An area very close to Yerevan, Shengavit, is 6000 years old - a civilization that is 1000 years older than Egypt pyramids. We are the first Christian nation and we were one of the first nations to start typography. We say to [businesspeople and tourists] to come to Armenia, be our guest and become our friend."