Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan offered a new perspective on the long-debated issue of emigration from the country, a topic of discussion since the 1990s.
Speaking in parliament during the discussion of the 2025 state budget, Pashinyan stated that the primary causes of population outflow are rooted not in socioeconomic factors but in regional geopolitics.
“Let us finally acknowledge that 90% of the reasons for emigration are tied to our regional policies. From the first to the eleventh reason, it’s our conflict-ridden relationships with the surrounding environment,” emphasized the Prime Minister.
According to Pashinyan, even traditionally perceived key drivers of emigration, such as social hardships, lack of justice, and economic challenges, are in fact consequences of the region’s conflict-prone environment.
The Prime Minister noted that this aspect has long been overlooked in public discourse when addressing the causes of emigration from Armenia.
