Pashinyan’s actions mirror processes unfolded in Ukraine – Andranik Hovhannisyan

The states of the Caucasus region pursue distinct policies, and the refusal of at least two countries to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit is clear evidence of this, international affairs expert Andranik Hovhannisyan said in an interview with Alpha News.

“No matter how hard the Armenian authorities try to present to the public or the international community the idea that the Caucasus region shares a unified vision for security and development, this is simply not true. The states of the region pursue different policies, and the refusal of at least two countries to participate in the 8th European Political Community Summit, scheduled to take place in Yerevan, is clear evidence of this. Georgia’s reasons, I believe, are objective: following the 2024 parliamentary elections, relations between the European Union and Georgia have been quite tense, which, of course, impacts regional security. But Azerbaijan’s decision is frankly surprising. It’s strange, considering that relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union have significantly improved in recent years,” Hovhannisyan said.

According to him, today Armenia is the only country in the region that is not a bastion of democracy, but rather a bastion of the European Union in the Caucasus.

Speaking about the events unfolding around the Church, the expert emphasized:

“The processes that unfolded in Ukraine after the change of power, and what’s happening now in Moldova—I wouldn’t say they’re 100% identical, but they largely mirror the actions being taken by Nikol Pashinyan. I can highlight, for example, the contradictions between the government and the Church. In Ukraine, the authorities have already succeeded in dividing the Orthodox Church: one part is centered in Lviv, the other in the east, and the overall idea has been destroyed. Now, by the way, the same thing is happening in Moldova—they’re also trying to divide the Orthodox Church. I don’t know what the goal is, but today the same thing is happening in Armenia.”