Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stressed that peace depends not on him or his team, but on the people, who must express their will in the upcoming elections.

Speaking at a meeting with residents in the city of Tashir, Lori region, Pashinyan addressed a citizen’s question about peace, noting that in the elections, the Civil Contract Party is running with the slogan “Stand up for peace.”

“Peace depends not on me or our team, but on the people, and the people must show their will for peace in these elections,” he said, adding that this will should be expressed by supporting political forces with a peace-oriented program and slogan.

Pashinyan expressed his conviction that if a political force comes to power that is not satisfied with Armenia’s 29,743 square kilometers and appears in videos and posters with maps beyond the country’s internationally recognized borders, it will lead to conflict and war.