There will be no war, there will be peace. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during a press briefing Thursday, answering the comment that during the parliamentary election campaign he personally assured that there would be a war with Azerbaijan in September if the ruling Civil Contract party did not receive a constitutional majority of votes in the parliamentary elections on June 7.

The premier said that there will be no war, and the Armenian authorities will protect peace at all costs.

According to him, one of the ways to institutionalize peace is the implementation of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project, which will clearly include a railway, a motorway, and a power transmission line.

As for the oil and the natural gas pipelines, they are still under question, since they relate more to partners, Pashinyan added.

“These three components are already peace. Imagine: we are traveling through the territory of Azerbaijan, they—through Armenia. Trains are moving. This is peace,” the Armenian premier said.

At the same time, work will continue on signing and ratifying the peace treaty, as well as measures to release the Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan and determine the fate of the Armenian missing persons. In general, all efforts will be aimed at closing this difficult chapter. And as for the border delimitation, that process will also continue.

“Bilateral trade is developing. I am confident that this direction will continue to develop,” Pashinyan noted.