PM Pashinyan calls so-called "Karabakh" movement a threat to Armenia's statehood

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has once again warned that the so-called "Karabakh" movement poses a serious threat to Armenia’s statehood.

Speaking in parliament on April 17, Pashinyan reiterated his earlier statement that the movement should not be revived, stressing that any attempt to do so would be destructive for the country, Caliber.Az reports, citing Armenian media.

He explained that after gaining independence, Armenia built a state model primarily focused on resolving the Karabakh issue—often sacrificing everything else for this purpose. Pashinyan admitted that he, too, once supported this approach.

However, he said he later came to understand—based on the information available to him—that while independence was seen by Armenia as a means to solve the Karabakh issue, some external players viewed the Karabakh issue itself as a tool to hinder Armenia’s development and ultimately undermine its statehood.

According to Pashinyan, any continuation of the so-called "Karabakh movement" would serve as a tool against the country’s independence and sovereignty.

By Khagan Isayev