Armenia’s FM hails peace, embraces future: EU, elections, commerce, ‘enormous’ infrastructure tasks | EUROtoday

Ahead of the EU-Armenia summit, becoming a member of us from Armenia’s newly inaugurated embassy in Paris, France 24’s François Picard welcomes Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, who presents a rustic at a pivotal juncture: one outlined by the simultaneous consolidation of peace and strategic repositioning. He asserts that “we now have peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan,” framing it not as a symbolic declaration however as an rising actuality, additional underscored by the intention to “institutionalise this peace.” Mirzoyan situates this growth inside a broader historic shift. In his account, Armenia’s future lies in connectivity, supported by bold plans for “huge infrastructure – railways, electricity grids, oil and gas pipelines” – positioning the nation as “a critical chain in the Middle Corridor” linking Europe and Asia.