The Zhoghovurd newspaper of Armenia writes as follows. Reliable sources of the Zhoghovurd daily convey that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the objectives of his visit being paid to Turkey [on Friday] with his [political] teammates behind closed doors. According to the same sources, Pashinyan explained that he was leaving for [the Turkish capital] Ankara to meet with [Turkish] President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to negotiate about the peace treaty [with Azerbaijan].

According to our information, the prime minister emphasized that it is necessary at all costs to have a document, under the title "Peace," signed with Azerbaijan before the 2026 [parliamentary] elections [in Armenia]. This is assessed in the political team as a strategic step to guarantee the reproduction of his [i.e. Pashinyan’s] power. It is interesting, however, that a number of key questions on the road to "peace" remain unanswered.

What will happen to the fate of the [Armenian] captives [in Azerbaijan]? What phase are the negotiations on the [Azerbaijani-]occupied territories [of Armenia] at? What course will the search for the missing have? And what fate awaits the concept of a corridor being demanded [by Azerbaijan] from [Armenia’s] Syunik [Province]? In some of the teammates’ conviction, the international “players”—Russia, the US, and Europe—have not been able to ensure stability, despite their physical presence in the region.

And that is why Pashinyan has decided to get in touch directly with Ankara, in the hope of an accelerated signing of the Peace Agreement, so that he is re-elected in 2026. The rest—later. It will either happen or it won't.