Trump endorses Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of tense June poll
Trump said Pashinyan shares his vision for peace and prosperity as polls show a tight race before Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary vote.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump gave Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan his "complete and total endorsement" less than two weeks before the June 7 parliamentary election, marking an unusual public intervention by a US president.
- Trump directly tied his backing to the US-brokered TRIPP transit project, saying the US and Armenia would "break ground together" on a 43km corridor through Syunik province connecting mainland Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave.
- Facing a tight contest against former president Robert Kocharyan, Pashinyan is attempting to pivot Armenia away from its traditional reliance on Russia following the 2023 Nagorno-Karabakh takeover that displaced roughly 100,000 ethnic Armenians.
- Responding to the endorsement, Pashinyan expressed gratitude on social media and praised US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for advancing "several important deals" during his recent visit from India.
- Trump framed TRIPP as transforming the South Caucasus and helping "wonderful American energy companies gain access from Central Asia all the way to the United States," closing his endorsement by urging supporters to "make Armenia great again.
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Trump backs Armenian leader after country pivots to align with US
President Donald Trump formally endorsed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, ahead of the most important election in Armenia’s history. Pashinyan has completely reinvented the small nation’s foreign policy, drifting away from its long-lasting alliance with Russia and towards friendly relations with the United States, the West, and its longtime rivals, Turkey and Azerbaijan. On Wednesday, ahead of the June 7 election, Trump fully endorsed Pa…
Trump endorses Pashinyan ahead of Armenia’s high-stakes elections
Trump endorsed PM Pashinyan by calling on Armenians to “Make Armenia Great Again“ ahead of the decisive June elections. The US and EU’s support for Armenia’s pro-West course and Russia's mounting economic pressure to counter Pashinyan mark the geopolitical juncture.
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Trump seeks to help US energy companies ‘gain access’ in Central Asia
President Trump said this week that he wants to help U.S. energy companies “gain access” in Central Asia, saying an agreement with Armenia is in the works. “Soon, the United States and Armenia will break ground together on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, which will transform the South Caucasus, and help our…
US President Donald Trump has supported Armenian Prime Minister Nikola Pashinyan, calling him a "great friend and leader" ahead of parliamentary elections in the country on June 7, writes Politico.
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