The European Political Community: We acknowledge the European aspirations of the Armenian people, and will continue to support Armenia’s efforts

The European Political Community has issued a statement following its meetings with Nikol Pashinyan the previous day, held on the sidelines of the Community's summit.

"We reiterate our support to the sovereignty, territorial integrity, stability, independence and resilience of the Republic of Armenia.

Five months ago, parliamentary elections were held in Armenia. They allowed the Armenian people to make a clear choice in favour of peace, democracy and closer ties with Europe, despite multi-faceted interference from Russia.

Since then, Russia’s direct political and economic pressure on Armenia has only been increasing. Russia has imposed unprecedented restrictions on Armenian exports and is now threatening to use energy supplies as a means of intimidation.

As a response, we are taking action to enable Armenia to protect its sovereignty and choose its own destiny freely. We will continue to support Armenia in diversifying its economic partnerships, particularly in trade and energy, building on the European Union’s decision to suspend duties on 80% of Armenian exports to the EU.

We acknowledge the European aspirations of the Armenian people, and will continue to support Armenia’s efforts to build a thriving and resilient democracy and a prosperous economy, fully integrated into regional connectivity networks and international trade flows.

We also support the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the significant progress made since the Washington meeting in August 2025 as well as the normalisation process between Armenia and Türkiye. We encourage further efforts in this direction for the benefit of the people of Armenia and Azerbaijan, and the wider region," the statement reads.