YEREVAN, APRIL 10, ARMENPRESS.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during his speech at the parliament meeting, stated that following the attack on Armenia by Azerbaijan in September 2022, he realized that the internationally recognized border of Armenia could become an additional and decisive factor in ensuring the short-term, medium-term, and long-term security of the Republic of Armenia.

"The government and I have personally come to the conviction that historical Armenia and present-day Armenia are not only incompatible but also frequently in conflict with each other, sometimes posing serious threats to each other. Being the bearers of the psychology and tradition of historical Armenia for a long time, in 2022 we recognized that a key factor in ensuring the security of Armenia had been neglected, and this neglect has been ongoing since the early years of our statehood.

That factor is the internationally recognized borders of Armenia. Only after the September 2022 war did I become unequivocally and unreservedly convinced that the demarcation of the internationally recognized territory of Armenia can become an additional and decisive factor in ensuring the short-term, medium-term, and long-term security of our country. From that moment, an actual political and psychological process has begun, which can be called a demarcation process between real Armenia and historical Armenia," said Pashinyan.

"The process of delimitation between real and historical Armenia is not easier than the process of delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Accordingly, historical Armenia does not recognize the territorial integrity of present-day Armenia, as the territorial integrity of present-day Armenia is a limiting factor for historical Armenia and does not give it the opportunity to manifest itself," said the Prime Minister.

According to the Prime Minister, historical Armenia resonates with several countries that harbor ambitions for the sovereignty, independence, and territories of present-day Armenia, as the territorial integrity of present-day Armenia, the internationally recognized border, acts as a limiting factor for the aspirations of those countries.

According to Nikol Pashinyan, historical Armenia holds key importance in the relations of the Republic of Armenia with several countries.