Pashinyan: We have no territorial claims against our neighbors

According to Isna, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today (Wednesday) that he will participate in the upcoming BRICS meeting, but Armenia has no plans to join this organization.

Speaking during the Armenian World Summit, he said: Armenia has started the reforms of the army and the armed forces, and this issue is discussed especially in Azerbaijan, that the acquisition of weapons and ammunition by Armenia does not mean that Armenia wants It is not peaceful and has aggressive goals.

Pashinyan further emphasized that Armenia has no territorial claims from its neighbors and added: First of all, I want to say that, if I am not mistaken, Article 51 of the UN Charter gives every country the opportunity to take the necessary measures to defend itself. to give

The Prime Minister of Armenia noted: I say again that Yerevan recognizes the territorial integrity of all countries in the region and has no territorial claims from any country.

He also stated: Yes, we have occupied territories, more than 200 square kilometers, but I would also like to say that with the regulation recently signed with the Republic of Azerbaijan on the joint work of demarcation commissions, we have the opportunity to solve our problem from Let’s resolve it through negotiation and not a military solution.

In another part of his speech, Nikol Pashinyan mentioned the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia that was formed in Tashkent in 1992 within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and includes 6 countries that are members of the Soviet Union. Members are: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan.

In this regard, he said: CSTO threatens the security, future existence, sovereignty and country of Armenia. Therefore, Yerevan has stopped its membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

Pashinyan stated: There are many discussions about whether Armenia is trying or thinking about returning to the Collective Security Treaty Organization. We will fully revive our activities in this organization only if certain answers are given to our questions. Two years have passed since our emphasis, the answers have not only been received and it is already obvious that they are not given. I can say that until these answers are not heard and are not convincing, every second Armenia will move further and further away from CSTO.

The Prime Minister of Armenia also announced that Yerevan has made a strategic decision to build a modular nuclear power plant (NPP), emphasizing that such technologies are being developed in Russia, France, South Korea and the United States.

He said: We have made a strategic decision that we should have a small modular nuclear power plant. A number of countries have reached the stage of using modular technologies. The United States appears to have made the greatest progress. But Russia, France and South Korea are working on this technology and we are also working with our partners.

Pashinian added: The desire to build these power plants is related to the fact that it does not threaten the environment and will not require the evacuation of residents of residential areas 500 meters (1,640 feet) around it.

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