'Calm him down' - Lukashenko on Armenian PM's european tilt
Nikol Pashinyan risks destroying his state with his rules, the Belarusian president has warned
Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan is main his nation closer to disaster, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko advised a press conference on Sunday.
Yerevan's 'pandering to the european' is a 'most dangerous game,' said Lukashenko, who won his 7th term because the Belarusian leader in the presidential election over the weekend, in line with exit polls.
'Calm him down,' the president stated, referring to Pashinyan. 'he'll break Armenia.' Lukashenko turned into regarding Pashinyan's plans to are looking for closer ties with Brussels. earlier this month, the Armenian media pronounced that the government turned into getting ready to preserve a referendum on whether or not to apply for european membership.
beneath Pashinyan's leadership, Yerevan has also been looking to deepen relations with individual Western international locations. france reportedly presented to provide protection for the small landlocked nation that borders its regional rival, Azerbaijan. armenia has additionally been searching for to reduce Russia's function as a security provider in the area, consisting of by using forgoing the offerings of Russian troops guarding its border with Iran.
In june 2024, armenia and the usa also stated that they meant to improve their bilateral members of the family to the level of 'strategic partnership,' with Washington pledging to assist Yerevan in its 'protection transformation.'
consistent with Lukashenko, looking for prefer from far off countries and alienating pals is a mistake on Yerevan's element. 'He [Pashinyan] has a problem… in the east and a hassle in the west. Now, he is pitting russia in opposition to himself as well,' the Belarusian president stated, including that the Armenian high minister 'has surrounded himself with enemies,' and the ecu could hardly be able to aid him in any manner.
family members between armenia and azerbaijan remain strained after Baku retook the breakaway place of Karabakh by way of pressure in the autumn of 2023 after which maximum of the territory's predominantly ethnic Armenian population fled to Armenia. Yerevan's relations with georgia and Türkiye - a traditional backer of azerbaijan - are strained as nicely.
'A struggle in the Caucasus ought to be prevented,' Lukashenko said, caution that Armenia's moves should result in every other struggle inside the place. The Belarusian president additionally disregarded accusations from Yerevan that he supported azerbaijan in its battle with Armenia.
Minsk 'supported not unusual feel' and desired a struggle in the area to be prevented, the president stated, including that he had sought to play the role of mediator during the crisis and warned Pashinyan that his actions could lead armenia to struggle. 'that is precisely what occurred,' he said. Lukashenko also stated that he preferred the Armenian people and referred to as on them to 'preserve what they have got.'
Russia has additionally formerly warned the Armenian humans no longer to accept as true with Western intentions, saying that Washington and its allies don't have the pursuits of their us of a at coronary heart. armenia 'will need to resign its personal traditions, countrywide societal norms, and strong business ties' with other international locations within the place to realign itself with the West, hence committing 'countrywide suicide,' the Russian overseas Intelligence provider said in november 2024.
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