Former Deputy Prime Minister Presents Conclusions from the ‘Not Far, but Forgotten Past’

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, Armen Gevorgyan, made a post on his Telegram channel, simultaneously thanking those who responded “constructively and interestingly” to his article about future solutions.

“Many were curious about the feasibility of the presented proposals. As an example, I would like to briefly present some conclusions from our not-so-distant, but already forgotten past:

In the early 2000s, it became possible to find a pragmatic solution for Armenia’s dignified peace and development—establishing the right balance of relations with the West while primarily choosing Russia.

From 2001, Washington and the EU became key partners in implementing internal reforms in Armenia, and this was considered normal by Moscow.

As a result:

• A gas pipeline was constructed from Iran to Armenia, while maintaining constructive relations with both Russia and the USA.
• This formula allowed Armenia to bring the issue of recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide into the agenda of international relations.
• Thanks to such a balance, Armenia, as a member of the CSTO, accumulated rich experience in relations with NATO.
• The authorities were able to actively cooperate with international financial organizations, bring Western funds to Armenia, and attract foreign investments.
• It was this type of balance that allowed Armenia to actively participate in the integration processes initiated by Russia, while also becoming a member of the Council of Europe, WTO, and developing cooperation with the EU.
• This solution helped to restrain the aggression of our neighbors, ensured peace along the contact line, limited military-technical cooperation with Azerbaijan, and the implementation of certain regional infrastructure projects bypassing Armenia.

By the way, I did not write separately about India in the last article. But I want to note that the Indian government is also working purposefully to develop the North-South transport corridor. To this end, they are intensively developing the Chabahar Free Trade Zone on the coast of the Sea of Oman,”