Pashinyan Says EU-Georgia Stagnation Blocks Progress for Armenia
By Messenger Staff
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told European lawmakers on Wednesday that the current breakdown in relations between the European Union and Georgia is now the primary hurdle for his own country's Western ambitions.
Speaking before the European Parliament in Brussels, Pashinyan explained that Armenia's strategy for joining the bloc is physically and politically tied to its northern neighbor. As Brussels remains at odds with the government in Tbilisi over democratic standards, Armenia finds its own roadmap increasingly complicated.
"The biggest problem on Armenia's EU integration path at the moment is the frozen state of the political dialogue between the EU and Georgia," Pashinyan said.
Armenia recently passed new legislation to begin the formal accession process, a move sparked by Georgia's earlier progress with the EU. Pashinyan made it clear that Armenia's success depends on Georgia remaining a viable bridge to Europe.
"Georgia is for us a path to the European Union, and we adopted a law on launching the process of Armenia's EU accession after Georgia was granted candidate status for European Union membership," he said.
He urged both sides to find common ground, noting that a breakdown in the relationship between Brussels and Tbilisi hurts the entire region.
"It made Armenia's EU membership prospect tangible, and we expect, and we request that the constructive process between the European Union and Georgia develop," he said. "This is as important for Armenia as it is for Georgia."
Pashinyan visited Georgia earlier this month to discuss economic cooperation, but the broader political environment remains tense. During his address, he also discussed regional connectivity projects designed to link the Caucasus more closely with European markets.
