Armenian premier`s recent meeting with Tikhanovskaya evidence of  continuing marginalization of Armenia`s foreign policy 

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's recent meeting in Paris with Belarusian opposition "leader" Tikhanovskaya testifies to the continuing  marginalization of Armenia's foreign policy. This move lacks  geopolitical calculation and systemic logic, representing more of an  attempt to fit into the Western agenda without any significant  results, writes political scientist Vahe Davtyan.

First, as Davtyan noted, Tikhanovskaya has long been a tool of  Western political strategists to pressure Minsk under the slogan of  "democratic values." A meeting with her is not only pointless but  also politically harmful, especially now that dialogue between  Washington and Minsk has begun to recover, emerging from its frozen  state.

"In recent months, there has been a significant intensification of  US-Belarusian contacts. A breakthrough occurred on August 15, when  Trump and Lukashenko spoke by phone, following which the American  leader called Lukashenko "the deeply respected president of Belarus"  and thanked him for the release of 16 political prisoners. This step  became a de facto sign of Washington's recognition of Lukashenko's  legitimacy, after the US had avoided using such language since 2020.  Trump then called Lukashenko a "strong leader" and presented him with  a symbolic gift - cufflinks with an image of the White House.   Although this step was ceremonial in nature, in diplomatic terms it  became a clear signal to Minsk about Washington's readiness to  restore political contacts and reconsider the policy of freezing  relations.  According to media reports, Washington is currently  discussing the reopening of the US Embassy in Minsk. Such messages  from the American side were perceived in Minsk as a signal of the  possibility of a new "grand deal". Lukashenko, in turn, "The time has  come to develop a long-term framework for relations with the United  States," he stated. At the same time, it's possible that one of the  central goals of intensifying dialogue with Minsk is to create a new  channel for normalizing relations with Moscow. "And while Washington  is trying to restore working relations with the current Belarusian  authorities in order to strengthen its influence in the post-Soviet  space, the Armenian Prime Minister is rushing to take photos with a  figure whose political capital in Western centers has already been  exhausted," Davtyan emphasized.

According to him, Yerevan often proudly speaks of its strategic  dialogue with Washington, presenting it as a major foreign policy  achievement. However, such steps, meetings with opposition figures  Washington has all but forgotten, and the disregard for the United  States' real priorities, in fact undermine the foundations of this  very dialogue.