This is another step in Armenia's economic diversification, Armen Grigoryan said regarding the upcoming Pashinyan-Blinken-Von der Leyen meeting in Brussels…

Many people have created stories around this event, including the signing of a security pact, which do not correspond to reality at all. This was stated by the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, in an interview with the Public Television Company—and referring to the question of what can be expected from the meeting between the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken slated in Brussels Friday.

"This [meeting] is a continuation of the Pashinyan-Von der Leyen meeting held in Granada [Spain], and the Granada statement had noted that the President of the European Commission [of the European Union (EU)] will work with the United States to coordinate efforts to support Armenia. Armenia-EU and Armenia-US relations have undergone many changes recently, and now such a meeting is being held at the level of leaders in order to advance the agenda matters discussed in terms of the economy; this is the main goal.

We [i.e. Armenia] want to get access to technologies and markets both in the EU expanse and the US market; our goal is to advance these agendas. A number of matters have already been discussed; there are also new matters on the agenda that will be discussed in Brussels. This is an event that will really change our relations with both the EU and the US; but this is an ongoing process. Naturally, we have a lot of ‘homework’ to do toward the development of these relations; the EU and the US also have their share of work to do so that we can move forward. The matters of helping displaced [Armenian] refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, taking care of their needs are also on the agenda," said Grigoryan.

The secretary of the Security Council of Armenia noted that due to objective reasons, Armenia has not had access to Western technologies for a long time, but now the possibilities of resolving this matter are being discussed.

"We have an intensive agenda with the US so that Armenia changes its position in terms of technological capabilities; this is one of the matters on the agenda of the Brussels meeting, and we will work intensively in this direction," Grigoryan informed.

And referring to the criticisms from Azerbaijan and Russia regarding the upcoming meeting in Brussels, the secretary of the Security Council of Armenia stressed that only matters related to economic, Armenia-EU and Armenia-USA relations will be discussed at that meeting, not topics related to Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenian-Azerbaijani relations.