Analyzing the global situation, the situation in the region, perhaps we and Azerbaijan realized that there may be some common interests. In particular, we may have realized that we can see that the fates of the South Caucasus countries are interconnected, and perhaps now this is more visible to us after decades of enmity. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this during a discussion, titled “Leadership at the Crossroads,” within the framework of the 8th Paris Peace Forum, but added that he is not sure whether Azerbaijan would agree with this assessment, as he has not discussed it with them.

“Perhaps we have begun to realize that there could be common ground for common interests, in particular to strengthen our independence, sovereignty, and our statehoods, considering that history has shown that we benefit [from this].

By the way, at the beginning of the 20th century, we gained independence together — within three days. In 1918, we achieved independence, and after that, a few years later, we simultaneously lost our independence — Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia. In 1991, we gained independence simultaneously, together, and perhaps some time later we realized that there could be a common threat to our independences.

And we decided to focus on the agenda of developing our statehood, protecting our independence, sovereignty.

In my opinion, this is a very important factor, although I am not sure that the assessment will be the same in the case of Azerbaijan, by Azerbaijan,” noted the Armenian PM.