Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the current freeze in political dialogue between the European Union and Georgia represents the most significant challenge for Armenia’s path toward European integration.
Speaking at the European Parliament, Pashinyan stated that Georgia plays a key role in Armenia’s European aspirations and serves as an important bridge on the country’s route toward the EU.
“To be frank, the biggest problem on Armenia’s path toward integration with the European Union today is the frozen state of political dialogue between the EU and Georgia,” Pashinyan said.
The Armenian prime minister claimed that Armenia adopted legislation to launch the process of joining the EU after Georgia received official candidate status for EU membership.
“We adopted the law on launching the process of Armenia’s accession to the European Union after Georgia received EU candidate status,” Pashinyan said. “This made the prospect of Armenia’s EU membership more tangible.”
He added that Armenia expects and hopes to see constructive dialogue restored between the EU and Georgia, stressing that developments in this relationship are equally important for Yerevan.
“Our expectation and request is that the constructive process between the European Union and Georgia develops further,” Pashinyan said. “This is just as important for Armenia as it is for Georgia.”
Armenia has increasingly signaled interest in closer political and economic ties with the European Union in recent years, while maintaining complex regional relations with neighboring countries and traditional security partners.
Pashinyan’s remarks come amid ongoing tensions between Brussels and the Georgian government over democratic standards and political reforms, which have affected the pace of Georgia’s EU integration process.
