Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Los Angeles on September 22 and kicked off his working visit to the United States by meeting with the leaders of the West Coast Social Democratic Hnchakian Party and the Ramkavar Azatakan Party, as well as the leaders of largest Armenian community in California.

Following the meeting with the leaders of the Armenian community organizations in California, Prime Minister Pashinyan held a press conference.

Pashinyan’s press conference was attended by California-based Armenian mass media representatives and journalists who have arrived from Armenia to cover the visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, this according to an Armenian government press release.

Pashinyan answered several questions that touched on Armenia-Diaspora relations and the development of an effective working format of communication, the formation of a pan-Armenian agenda, the planned meetings and the documents to be signed during his visit, the diaspora’s full involvement in Armenia’s development, the situation surrounding the Amulsar Mine Project,  State-Church cooperation, the political developments underway in Armenia, the Velvet Revolution’s democratic achievements, etc.

Pashinyan’s press conference is presented below.