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Pashinyan presents goals for new government

The administration of recently reelected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has adopted a five-year Government Action Plan outlining the regime’s national security, foreign policy and socioeconomic goals. 

The plan, which will endure from 2021-2026, was adopted by the RA National Assembly on August 26 with 70 votes in favor. Parliament’s two opposition alliances, the Armenia Alliance and I Have Honor Alliance, abstained from voting, citing concerns that the document was being unilaterally enforced by the ruling party.  

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Lillian Avedian

Lillian Avedian is the assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly. She reports on international women's rights, South Caucasus politics, and diasporic identity. Her writing has also been published in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Democracy in Exile, and Girls on Key Press. She holds master's degrees in journalism and Near Eastern studies from New York University.

12 Comments

  1. THE BEST AND MOST INPORTANT FOR ARMENIAN TO HAVE A STRONG ARMY TO LET ARMENIA LIVE IN PEASE. DIGNIFIED, DEFEND ITS BORDERS AND KEEP ARTSAKH INCLUDING SHUSHE ARMENIAN FREE OF DEPRESSION AMD DISCRIMINATION.

  2. I finally see something positive from PM Pashinyan, since the second war. However any relations with Turkey should under no circumstances give any approval in writing to undermining the Armenian Genocide. This topic of Genocide should not even be discussed with Erdogan administration. It is obviously clear that the Erdogan administration will not recognize the Armenian genocide. Now if one of Erdogan’s pre-condition is for Armenian to make written statements to undermine or put the Armenian genocide recognition in a weaker position legally globally. Then they can take their relations and put it you know where.

  3. By all means preserve western Armenian, since many of the people in Armenia have grandparents who spoke that language, and it is still spoken in some form in Gyumri.

  4. What an idiot. He and his wife preached peace and dolma for 2 years and in the end this is the result. As for the army. We cannot rely on Russian graduates. We need a new Cilician army free from Caucasian pigs. The heck with you and your useless policies. You have successfully destroyed every single diaspora community and you are still asking for support.

    1. Underrated comment. If every diaspora thought like this, Armenia might have a chance, unfortunately, the escapees of 1990-1994 Armenia who now comfortably reside in apartments in Glendale with their leased and/or salvaged BMWs have brought over their daft mentality with them and are, quite disturbingly, supportive of one of Armenia’s greatest traitors, Pashinyan.

  5. What an incompetent, thin skinned loser, who lies and makes excuses as policy on a daily basis. Remember during the war he said “we are winning and don’t pay attention to any other source of information”? All lies. Better to not pay attention to Pashinyan as hes a gift to our enemies and a danger to all Armenians. In 3 years the clueless traitor single handily destroyed pretty much every aspect of Armenia’s security via the army and its economics. And continues to do so as there is no end in sight. I’m convinced he unilaterally gave away ancient Armenian lands, believing that its Armenia’s best long term interest as he wrongly stated that ‘those were not our lands’, an excuse on how its not his fault. And worse, he professes that hes the only one who can fix it? Hardly. Who would want to invest in Armenia with him in charge? Who would want to send their kids to defend it with such an incompetent loser? HE NEEDS TO BE RID, its that simple. AGAIN, the ONLY SOLUTION is one unified Armenia, Artsakh and diaspora all working together to increase Armenia’s security, wealth and standing, while raising its power to be able to instill justice for the crimes committed against it and yes liberate more lands.. And no, Russia is no friend as the war made that perfectly clear. Russia sat back and watched Turkey DIRECTLY with Azerbaijan use mercenaries and Israel to fight its “best Caucus ally” while 5k Armenian kids died. Any Armenian “leader” that doesn’t accept this reality, like the current traitor, and all past traitors for that matter, who themselves are equally to blame as they robbed Armenia for decades for personal gain, must be avoided at all cost. This man is ruin. That is clear. Just look at HIS results. Armenia will be better when hes gone.

    1. That is russia’s blueprint; you cozy up to the west and we will cripple you by taking away land; happened to Ukraine and Georgia and low and behold it happened to us too! Armenian’s were foolish enough to put this 2nd rate very west leaning journalist in charge. The russian’s are looking out for themselves as they are in a life and death struggle with the west for power and resources. Do you think they would put our interests before theirs? it was our fault to bring this fool into power.

  6. “Finally, the plan includes the possibility of granting a special status to the Western Armenian language standard in Armenia”

    Ah yes, the classic “possibility” to boot. This literal CLOWN actually thinks the traditional diaspora are as idiotic as the fools he tricked into believing all his lies and voting for him? What a joke.

    Hey Pashinyan, take your “bright ideas” and SHOVE IT. You are the last person we will look to to preserve our culture. If you care anything about Armenian culture, western or otherwise, take your incompetent self and your lying wife and disappear.

  7. It is dangerous to normalize relations with the Turks without a full admission by the Turks of the genocide. Pashinyan is more of an idiot and traitor if he goes for this.

    Also The Treaty of Sevres is still a legally binding document as it was signed by ALL parties. The Kars treaty was never signed by an Armenian government- thus it is not legally binding. the Turks know this better then some of our Armenian leaders it seems.

  8. Armenia need learn from Israel. This tiny country made the world respect her borders and interests.

  9. Simonian, ” I finally see something positive coming from Pashinyan”. And I see something positive coming from the upcoming nationwide peaceful demonstration taking place on October 1st, at Freedom Square in Yerevan at 18:30 ( local Time ) led by ,Mr. Ara Papyan, former Ambassador of Armenia to Canada, and Mr. Jirayr Sefilian, a Lebanese-born Armenian military commander and Artsakh war hero. I urge my fellow Armenians worldwide, to take part in this important event. Let’s put an end to this nightmare, Let’s save our motherland before it’s too late.

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