Armenia Asks for Partnership with US as Belarus Joins Russia-Led Regional Bloc

Published on July 5, 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called for boosting relations between his country—a nominal Russian ally—and the United States to the level of a “strategic partnership.” In a July 4 message to U.S. President Joe Biden, Mr. Pashinyan stressed his commitment to “expanding cooperation” with Washington in economic, energy, security, and democratic reform. This commitment, he said, reflected his government’s hope of “raising the strategic dialogue between Armenia and the United States to the level of strategic partnership.” Describing U.S.–Armenia ties as “multi-layered and close,” Mr. Pashinyan went on to note “the significant growth … of [bilateral] cooperation in recent years.”...

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