Americanist: Armenia didn`t gain anything from Pashinyan`s visit to  Washington

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's visit to Washington had but one single goal: to understand if the new US President Donald Trump's  administration will continue to offer the same political support he  had received from the Biden administration, according to Americanist  Suren Sargsyan.

The expert noted that he could get an answer to this question from  the people making political decisions in Washington. "These people  are the President, the Secretary of State, the Presidential Security  Adviser, the Secretary of Defense, key officials of the State  Department, the leadership of the intelligence community and others,"  the political scientist noted on his Facebook page.  Additionally, he  mentioned that meetings with the Speaker of the House of  Representatives and the Senate Majority Leader could also be  important, as they do not make decisions, but can influence them.  At  the same time, Sargsyan pointed out that the Armenian Prime Minister  did not meet with any of the above-mentioned individuals during his  visit to Washington. "Of course, Vice President Vance is a figure  with a good image and a political future, but, unfortunately, he is  not a key political decision-maker, I doubt he is well-informed about  the administration's planned policy towards Armenia. It's like a  situation where a head of state has political issues with Armenia and  meets with the President of Armenia to resolve then," the expert  noted.

Sargsyan believes that  Pashinyan's main questions weren't answered  during this visit. He returned from Washington unsure of what to  expect from the new administration, particularly in relation to the  Strategic Partnership Charter. "One thing is certain. This visit is  not befitting of a strategic partner. Moreover, the timing,  meetings  and messages associated with the visit were inappropriate.  Politically, Armenia didn't gain anything from the visit. It was a  political blow to Pashinyan, the consequences of which are yet to be  seen. No one familiar with Washington would consider this visit  beneficial and anyone knowledgeable about Yerevan will understand  that those who exaggerate the significance of the visit are simply  promoting the government through PR efforts," the political scientist  concluded.

Recall that the Prime Minister of Armenia and his wife were in  Washington from February 3 to 7. The purpose of the visit was to  participate in several events, including the International Summit on  Religious Freedom.