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Nikol Pashinyan

Nikol Pashinyan

Prime Minister of Armenia

Appears in 2 stories

Born: 1975 (age 51 years), Ijevan, Armenia
Spouse: Anna Hakobyan (m. ?–2026)
Party: Civil Contract
Education: Yerevan State University (1991–1995)
Children: Mariam Pashinyan and Ashot Pashinyan
Previous offices: Acting Prime Minister of Armenia (2021–2021), Prime Minister of Armenia (2019–2021), Acting Prime Minister of Armenia (2018–2019), and more
Books: The Other Side of the Earth

Notable Quotes

"Our relations with Russia are institutional and based on mutual respect."

"The peace process is irreversible." — Pashinyan following the August 2025 White House summit

Stories

Pashinyan's Civil Contract wins Armenian parliamentary majority

Rule Changes

Won a renewed parliamentary majority

Russia has armed Armenia's military and guarded its borders for more than 30 years. On June 7, Armenian voters handed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party a fresh majority to keep steering the country away from Moscow and toward the European Union.

Updated Jun 8

U.S. brokers Armenia-Azerbaijan peace after three decades of conflict

Rule Changes

Leading Armenia's pivot toward Western alignment

No sitting U.S. president or vice president had ever visited Armenia until February 9, 2026. JD Vance arrived in Yerevan with $9 billion in potential nuclear investment, advanced Nvidia chips, and surveillance drones — the Trump administration backing its August 2025 peace framework with economic muscle.

Updated May 27