On December 12, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that to build peace in the region, it is necessary to start with simple but essential. According to the PM, it is necessary to stop hate speech both on official and everyday levels.

Pashinyan added that the practice of calling political opponents in Armenia or Azerbaijan "Turks" and "Armenians," respectively, as an insult must stop. As the Armenian Prime Minister pointed out, he is often called a Turk in Armenia. However, he does not consider it insulting: "This vicious practice must be stopped. If there is a desire for peace, the names of other nations should never be used as insults," Pashinyan added.

"Enmity in the region must be managed, and this must start with the management of hate speech," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stressed. He emphasized that Armenia-Turkey and Armenia-Azerbaijan relations are very important. "I would like to voice my agreement with a statement recently made in Turkey, the idea being that all countries in the region, including Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, need each other in terms of ensuring the security, sovereignty, and independence of these countries, and this is a very important formula," Nikol Pashinyan said.

The Armenian Prime Minister said he supported the idea of discussing the situation in the South Caucasus between Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan to eradicate hostile rhetoric.