Pashinyan 'confident' US will make fundamental contribution to peace in South Caucasus

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he is "confident" that under President Donald Trump's leadership, the United States will make a fundamental contribution to establishing long-awaited peace and stability and ensuring prosperity in the South Caucasus, Report informs via Armenpress.

In a letter addressed to Trump on the occasion of the 4th of July, Pashinyan said he highly appreciates the US president's vision for ending conflicts and establishing peace in the world: "I am confident that under your leadership, the United States will make a fundamental contribution to establishing long-awaited peace and stability and ensuring prosperity in the South Caucasus."

Pashinyan reaffirmed "the unwavering commitment of the Government of the Republic of Armenia to the peace agenda, based on the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, the inviolability of internationally recognized borders, as well as the unblocking of regional infrastructure."

"Armenia attaches great importance to the deepening of strategic partnership with the United States and the further expansion of cooperation in all areas of mutual interest, including trade, high technologies, energy, mining, transport, and infrastructure," the prime minister said.