Armenia–Pakistan relations
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The international and bilateral relations between Armenia and Pakistan are poor. Pakistan is the only country in the world that does not recognize Armenia as a state.[1] The primary cause of the two countries' diplomatic rift is the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
History[]
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[]
Pakistan was the third country, after Turkey and Romania, to recognize Azerbaijan, and has close relations with it as it relates to conflicts in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Pakistan had supported Azerbaijan during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. In 2015, Pakistan declared that recognizing Armenia's independence is contingent on the latter leaving Karabakh.[2] In 2020, Pakistan supported Azerbaijan in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and hailed the subsequent ceasefire, which brought Azerbaijan territorial gains.[3]
Other aspects[]
At the end of 2016, Armenian–Pakistani relations further deteriorated, and Armenia vetoed Pakistan's bid for observer status in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Parliamentary Assembly.[4][5][6]
In 2019 after an interview with WION, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has stated that Armenia supports India in the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan.[7]
See also[]
- Foreign relations of Armenia
- Foreign relations of Pakistan
- Armenians in Pakistan
- Azerbaijan–Pakistan relations
References[]
- ^ "Nilufer Bakhtiyar: "For Azerbaijan Pakistan does not recognize Armenia as a country"". Today.az. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan rules out diplomatic ties with Armenia until liberation of Azerbaijani lands". 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Pakistan hails cessation of hostilities in Nagorno Karabagh region". The Nation. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan-Armenia Friction Has Intensified – Jamestown". Jamestown.org. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Kucera, Joshua (29 November 2016). "Armenia Nixes Pakistan's Ties With CSTO". Eurasianet.org. Retrieved 8 October 2017 – via EurasiaNet.
- ^ "Opinion: «Armenia can block the cooperation between Pakistan and the EEU". Rusarminfo.ru. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "We fully defend Indian position: Armenia PM Nikol Pashinyan on Jammu and Kashmir". WION. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
External links[]
- "Pakistan and the World (Chronology: April–June 2005)", in: Pakistan Horizon, Vol. 58 (2005), No. 3, pp. 121–169. JSTOR.
- Shannon O'Lear & Robert Whiting: "Which comes first, the nation or the state? A multiple scale model applied to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the Caucasus", in: National Identities, Vol. 10 (2008), No. 2, pp. 185–206. Taylor & Francis Online.
- Armenia–Pakistan relations
- Bilateral relations of Armenia
- Bilateral relations of Pakistan