Wednesday, October 11 2023 02:09

ArmInfo. In an interview with Armenia's Public TV, Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan referred  to the meetings in 3+3 format.

"Yes, of course we are ready, and regarding that meeting, the 3+3  format, when the founding meeting took place, certain principles were  agreed upon and an agreement reached. We are ready to continue  working in that format and, by the way, let me say that we also value  it. Why do we emphasize it, because it doesn't work out, and this is  a recurring problem for us, that we constantly discuss the regional  agenda in faraway places, and we don't discuss it in this region,  because we understand, of course, the international community, our  partnership with all partners it is very important, but not to  suddenly create an impression in our region that we have, so to  speak, an arbitrary attitude towards the countries and relations of  our region.

  "No, it's not like that at all, and on the contrary, one of the  subtleties of our foreign policy is that we give importance to  regional relations without taking them out of the general context of  international relations. I know that it was also agreed at the time  that the next meeting of the 3+3 format will take place in Tehran.   And we are ready, of course there is still more to be discussed.  First of all, the meetings have taken place at least up to now at the  level of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, now it is also  necessary to clarify what the perception of the parties is, at what  level the conversation should be continued, and we are ready."

  The Prime Minister elaborated:  

"We have been included in that format, and until now there has not  been a case that the discussions in that format were postponed or did  not take place because of us. Nothing like that happened."