YEREVAN, September 2. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in an interview with Nouvelle d'Arménie magazine, pointed out the Karabakh problem as one of threats to Armenia's security. The Armenian translation of the interview is available on the Armenian premier's website.
"As long as the Karabakh problem remains unsolved it is still early to speak about elimination of these threats," he said. "We have a conflict, and it is not settled. If we are people with strategic thinking, and I am convinced that this is so, then we can't give very quick solutions to our problems."
In his words, this problems needs consolidation of the national potential, and therefore the Armenia's society and economy should be competitive, inclusive and constantly developing.
"We should ensure a very serious economic progress," he said. "The Karabakh problem can't be solved only by diplomatic or military means. A stronger and more competitive economy, a powerful society and advanced technologies are needed."
Nikol Pashinyan said that potential enemies should understand that Armenia is highly united and that it is senseless to fight against it.
"There is no need to calm each other – we should understand that we have a problem," the premier said in his interview. "Of course, the necessity to find a solution to this problem is the government and the prime minister's top-priority objective."
He also connects Amnesia's security with the export and industry diversification. -0—