Pashinyan criticized the USSR for its imposed model of patriotism

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was re-elected as chairman of the ruling Civil Contract party, receiving the support of the majority of his colleagues.

In his speech at the party congress, he addressed the contradictions between his previous position on Karabakh and the current peace agreements, attributing this to a shift in his understanding of patriotism.

Pashinyan noted the negative role of the Soviet Union in shaping the previous understanding of the homeland.

According to him, in 2019, he was a patriot of the only existing model imposed by the Soviet empire, which called for "seeking a homeland outside Armenia." Pashinyan emphasized that the USSR had thus turned the Armenian people into "an instrument of great-power ambitions." He linked Armenia's future to the creation of the "Fourth Republic," emphasizing the importance of peaceful development and the realization of national aspirations, especially following the agreements with Azerbaijan.

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