Pashinyan stresses need for dialogue with Azerbaijan to advance normalization

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday that dialogue with Azerbaijan is necessary for the normalization process.

He was asked to comment on the unchanging narrative coming from Azerbaijan despite reciprocal visits by civil society representatives from both countries and other normalization efforts.

“Partly due to the lack of dialogue, Armenians see that nothing changes in the statements of Azerbaijanis, and Azerbaijanis, in their view, see that nothing changes in the statements of Armenians. A 37-year conflict cannot be resolved after two meetings of five experts; there must be a process for change to occur,” Pashinyan said.