Pashinyan dismisses opposition claim on relocation of 300,000 Azerbaijanis as

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan dismissed claims from the Strong Armenia Alliance that 300,000 Azerbaijanis would settle in Armenia if his Civil Contract party is re-elected, calling the allegation a lie with no basis in state policy and accusing those promoting it of acting as foreign agents.

“The tripartite war party has now made up a new lie claiming that if the ‘Civil Contract’ party wins the elections and Pashinyan is re-elected as prime minister, 300,000 Azerbaijanis will return to live in Armenia,” Pashinyan said at a campaign event in Parakar, Armavir, referring to the Strong Armenia Alliance, the Armenia Alliance, and the Prosperous Armenia Party, which he collectively describes as the “tripartite war party.”

“Such an issue has never been on our agenda with Azerbaijan, nor on our broader international agenda. These people are now spending millions of dollars to create and inject this agenda into the political life of the Republic of Armenia. Only foreign spies operate in this way,” said Pashinyan.

Strong Armenia Alliance leader Samvel Karapetyan and other representatives have repeatedly claimed that 300,000 Azerbaijanis would move to live in Armenia if the current government is re-elected, and despite official denials, the alliance has made this narrative a central theme of its election campaign.

Pashinyan has described the Strong Armenia Alliance, led by businessman Samvel Karapetyan, the Armenia Alliance, led by former President Robert Kocharyan, and the Prosperous Armenia Party, led by businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, as a “tripartite war party” that, in his view, would trigger a new war if it wins the elections on June 7. All three groups have denied these allegations.