Armenia can become a gateway that provides India with Europe

The Deputy Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, Hakob Arshakyan, stated that there have been huge changes in relations between Armenia and India and there is a lot of cooperation activity in various areas: defense, military industry, technology sector, logistics, education, tourism.

According to Armenpress, Hakob Arshakyan spoke about this at the APRI-2025 conference entitled “Finding Stability in an Unstable World”.

“We can become a gateway that provides India with Europe through Iran, Georgia and the Black Sea. In this context, I would like to mention the “Crossroads of Peace” program, which our Indian partners are very interested in. This can be a good platform, however, there are many limitations due to various conflicts in the world. "If the 'Crossroads of Peace' were to work now, billions of dollars would flow through Armenia's roads and railways, which would also bring prosperity and stability to our region," the vice-speaker of the Armenian National Assembly said.

As for Armenian-Indian relations, Arshakyan added that Indian partners are interested in Armenia, in the opportunities for education in our country.

"We already have 3,000 students from India studying here, although this number could be higher. And here, developing and expanding capabilities is important when we are talking about cooperation with such a large country. If we talk about potential, then, as you know, an academic city is being built here, which can develop such capabilities," Arshakyan noted.

According to him, the Armenian side is also discussing issues related to technical, economic and logistical partnership with its Indian partners. The Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia expressed hope that, in the context of the above, efforts to create such a connection between Yerevan and New Delhi will be successful.

 

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