At the international forum “Orbeli: Building Peace and Multilateral Cooperation,” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that politically, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has ended, yet “in the socio-psychological dimension, it continues.”
“Peace is a new and still unfamiliar concept for both countries. For decades, our societies have viewed each other solely through the lens of confrontation. The conflict became the foundation on which politics, thinking, and identity were built,” he noted.
Pashinyan emphasized that overcoming hostility requires time, dialogue, and new approaches to perceiving neighborhood relations, since “public consciousness cannot be changed by a single decision.”
Speaking about transport connections, the prime minister said that Armenia and the United States are negotiating the construction of a railway that will link Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan. According to him, Russia may also carry out freight transport to Armenia through Azerbaijani territory.
Pashinyan acknowledged that President Ilham Aliyev’s decision to lift transit restrictions would benefit not only Armenia but also the countries of Central Asia.
“We are ready today to ensure the transit of goods from Turkey to Azerbaijan via Margara and Khndzoresk. There are no political obstacles—what remains is to implement the projects in practice,” the Armenian prime minister stressed.
