May 1, 2026
Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev arrived in Armenia a few days ago, and his delegation met with Armenian businessmen in Aghveran.
Narek Karapetyan, member of the political council of “Strong Armenia” party, during the press conference held today 168.amIn response to the question, he referred to trade and economic relations between Armenia, Azerbaijan and the EU.
“Without developing economic relations with the European Union in the course of 8 years, or having natural access to one of the largest markets in the world, we have not been able to create an opportunity to export as much to Europe as Russian exports. Let me give an example. during this government, in the last 8 years, exports to France have declined by 20 percent,” he noted, adding that the current authorities did not support producers, the creation of productions in RA and organize new exports.
“Our country should not be a buyer, but a seller. This is the difference between our economic model and today’s model,” stressed Narek Karapetyan.
As for the results of the latest Gallup poll, according to which, if the parliamentary elections are held next Sunday, 26.7 percent will vote for the “Civil Pact” party, 14.1 percent for “Strong Armenia”, 8.2 percent for the “Armenia” bloc, 7.9 percent for “Prosperous Armenia”, 4.2 percent for “Wings of Unity”, the Political Council of the Strong Armenia Party the member mentioned.
“Regardless of the Gallup polls, we see that the next government will not be Pashinyan’s.”
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