Pashinyan: Armenia to fund Board of Peace despite no binding obligations

Armenia will make financial contributions to the newly established Board of Peace while not being bound by formal membership obligations, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said.

Speaking at a briefing on April 30, Pashinyan said Armenia would take part voluntarily and should normalise the practice of contributing to international initiatives, Caliber.Az reports.

“Armenia must move away from the image of a ‘poor relative’ who, wherever it goes, stands in the corner with its head bowed,” he said. “Yes, we should make a contribution within our means, although we have no obligations.”

His remarks came after the Armenian government approved, at a cabinet meeting on 30 April, a draft ratification of the charter of the Gaza Board of Peace, which will now be submitted to parliament.

The charter of the Board of Peace was signed on January 22, 2026, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos by representatives of 19 countries, with additional states later joining the initiative. The body was created as part of a broader framework for peace efforts in Gaza.

Armenia is a founding member of the council, which was initiated by US President Donald Trump, but has not taken on full membership status, requiring a mandatory contribution of $1 billion.

By Aghakazim Guliyev