YEREVAN – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan highlighted Armenia’s strengthening ties with the European Union during a phone call on Monday with newly appointed European Council President António Costa. Pashinyan provided an update on the current state of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process and reiterated that the Armenian government remains firmly committed to its peace agenda.
Costa, who assumed the EU’s top position on December 1, spoke about the positive momentum in EU-Armenia relations.
“In my phone call with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, we discussed the positive momentum in EU-Armenia relations,” Costa shared in a post on X. “I expressed the EU’s commitment to further strengthening our partnership based on common values and to deepening cooperation across all sectors, including security, the economy, people-to-people contacts, democratic institutions, and resilience. I look forward to meeting Prime Minister Pashinyan in person soon.”
During the conversation, Pashinyan emphasized that the Armenian government will not deviate from its peace agenda, reaffirming the importance of pursuing lasting solutions in the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process.
