Armenian premier on perception of Armenia from 2022 on

ArmInfo.Never before in its history has Armenia enjoyed a more stable security environment than it did at 8:00 AM on January 14, 2026. This assessment was made by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the sidelines of the 15th Security Forum "Armenia and the World at the Crossroads of Risks and  Opportunities," while addressing the joint statement by Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the implementation framework of the Trump Pathway project.

Earlier, the Armenian Foreign Ministry published a document outlining  the implementation procedures for the Trump Pathway for International  Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project. The document was presented  following the Mirzoyan-Rubio meeting in Washington. It is noted that  the document represents a new step toward fulfilling the commitments  made at the White House on August 8, 2025, to promote lasting peace  in the South Caucasus. It emphasizes that it sets out a framework for  implementing TRIPP. "This framework does not create and is not  intended to create any legal obligations or liabilities for Armenia  or the United States," the document states.

According to Pashinyan, official Baku has not yet responded to the  document; however, he believes the proposed formula is fully aligned  with the interests of the Azerbaijani side. Moreover, the Armenian  prime minister is confident that the parties have succeeded in  developing a formula for implementing the TRIPP project that fully  satisfies both Armenia and the United States.

Nikol Pashinyan noted the role, "personal interest, and involvement"  of US President Donald Trump in this process. At the same time, it  will also be necessary to discuss with European partners the format  of their participation in the TRIPP project. He is convinced that  significant funds will flow to Armenia and the region.

"All of this is completely changing the environment around us, and I  want to congratulate the United States and the EU, as this opens up  tremendous opportunities," Pashinyan said.

The starting point for all of this, the Prime Minister emphasized,  was October 6, 2022. Following the October 6 quadripartite meeting in  Prague between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijani  President Ilham Aliyev, French President Emmanuel Macron, and  European Council President Charles Michel, a statement was adopted in  which Armenia and Azerbaijan reaffirmed their commitment to the UN  Charter and the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration, through which both sides  recognize each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty  (Pashinyan thus recognized Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) as part of  Azerbaijan - ed.). "It was from this point that the process was  inserted into a formula that was inevitable. Of course, different  scenarios could have occurred, the events of 2023 in Karabakh might  not have happened (at noon on September 19, 2023, Azerbaijan launched  a large-scale offensive in all directions, which ended in ethnic  cleansing and the forced deportation of Armenians from Artsakh -  ed.), but that is another matter, and I have already spoken about the  reasons, but I want to emphasize the role of the EU in this process,  since after that a very important event occurred - an EU peacekeeping  mission was deployed in Armenia," he pointed out.

According to him, he in no way belittles the role of international  partners and superpowers, but in September 2022, Armenia realized  that it should not expect others to resolve its issues (at midnight  on September 13, 2022, the Azerbaijanis launched an intensive attack  on the borders of sovereign Armenia in 5 directions - Goris, Kapan,  Sotk, Ishkhanasar, Jermuk - ed.).

"Until this point, as Khrimyan Hayrik said, we were knocking on 'big  doors.' But then we realized that we had to make our own decisions  and understand where to go next. Then the international community's  involvement would be more targeted and concrete," Pashinyan noted. As  a result, "while the rest of the world is in turmoil, Armenia and the  region, step by step, at least in the Armenia-Azerbaijan context, are  transforming into an environment of stability and security, and this  is a very important achievement."

The 15th Security Forum "Armenia and the World at the Crossroads of  Risks and Opportunities" opened in Yerevan today. Participants  include Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan,  Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Republic of Armenia  Kristine Grigoryan, US Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia  Christina Quinn, EU Ambassador Vasilis Maragos, Secretary of the  Security Council Armen Grigoryan, and others.