Pashinyan confident Armenia–China strategic partnership will deepen

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was flanked by reporters outside a polling station in Yerevan after casting his ballot, where he was asked questions pertaining to both domestic and foreign policy.

One reporter specifically asked the prime minister about ties with China, and Pashinyan expressed confidence that relations between Yerevan and Beijing would continue to strengthen and develop.

“We adopted a document on strategic partnership with President Xi Jinping last year. This is a fact. I am confident that this fact will not change in a negative context as a result of the elections. I believe that our strategic partnership will continue to develop in the future as well, because both countries are interested in it. In particular, within the framework of the ‘Crossroads of Peace’ project, there are great opportunities, and I am confident that our partnership will deepen,” Pashinyan said when asked what impact the elections will have on Armenia–China relations.

Pashinyan is leading the Civil Contract party’s re-election bid.