Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan asserted on Thursday that the parliamentary elections to be held in Armenia on June 7 do not have a geopolitical context.

Pashinyan was asked at a press briefing amid a campaign event for his Civil Contract party whether he sees any attempts at foreign interference targeting the elections. 

Reporters also asked whether recent statements by some Russian politicians calling on the Kremlin not to recognize the election results if Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party wins constitute foreign interference.

“Both the political forces participating in the process, as well as commentators and forces outside Armenia, see a geopolitical subtext in these elections. These elections do not have a geopolitical subtext or context, nor can they have one for a simple reason: the Republic of Armenia has adopted a balanced and balancing policy. There is no conspiracy or hostile intent in our policies,” Pashinyan said.

The Prime Minister added that Armenia and the Armenian people must always have an alternative.

“There is the European Union, there is the Eurasian Economic Union. Our people must have the opportunity to decide which strategy is the most promising and beneficial for them,” Pashinyan noted.