Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, during his Q&A with reporters today in Yerevan, addressed several critical domestic and foreign policy issues, including energy diversification, strategic educational reforms, and relations with the diaspora.

Gas Supply and Energy Diversification

Pashinyan stressed that the Armenian government will aggressively pursue energy diversification, regardless of future price fluctuations.

He stated that Armenia will actively seek to bring in gas from secondary and tertiary sources.

He acknowledged that gas is currently not cheap in Armenia, emphasizing that the government is planning for all possible scenario dynamics

TRIPP Project Integration

He highlighted potential transit opportunities through the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project. Pashinyan noted that if a pipeline passes through Armenia via TRIPP, the country could also benefit by receiving transit fees.

 Cluster School Educational Reforms

Pashinyan defended the government's major structural education reforms, specifically focusing on the implementation of the rural cluster school program.

He argued that consolidating smaller, understaffed rural institutions into centralized clusters—with state-provided transportation—is the only viable way to guarantee children an equal educational environment and infrastructure.

Armenia-Diaspora Relations

Pashinyan outlined a shifting paradigm for how Yerevan interacts with the global Armenian community.

He called for a transition away from models of "mutual mentorship or assistance," moving instead toward direct partnerships focused heavily on Armenia's localized development agenda.

“Armenia is not the mentor of the diaspora, should not be and cannot be. The diaspora cannot be the mentor of Armenia either,” Pashinyan emphasized.

He pointed to successful tech and social initiatives like Firebird AI, TUMO, and the Children of Armenia Charitable Fund (COAF) as the standard for future institutional cooperation.