Pashinyan’s Pointless Speech At the Global Armenian Summit
November 9, 2026 By Harut Sassounian www.t he c alifornia c ourier.com Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the Global Armenian Summit held in Yerevan on November 6. In his speech at a similar summit in 2024, Pashinyan offended everyone by claiming that the “biggest problem” facing him and his audience was being patriotic. He went on to make the ridiculous claim that foreign powers had instilled patriotism in Armenians. He even claimed that the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide was a tool of Soviet propaganda. He also insulted his Diaspora audience by criticizing and rejecting the humanitarian aid they had sent to Armenia. At this year’s Summit, once again, Pashinyan wasted his own time and that of the hundreds of patriotic Diaspora Armenians who had left their homes and jobs and spent thousands of dollars on airfare, hotels, and meals to visit their homeland. Pashinyan said nothing new. He repeated his propaganda about “Real Armenia,” which is really his “Fake...