Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Yerevan sees no threat to personal data or national security from the transit of internet traffic through Azerbaijan, following a landmark connectivity agreement between telecommunications operators in two countries.

Speaking after a government meeting, Pashinyan commented on the recently announced agreement between AzerTelecom and Telecom Armenia, under which international internet traffic to Armenia will be routed through Azerbaijan, The Caspian Post reports via Sputnik Armenia.

The Armenian prime minister argued that greater regional connectivity strengthens economic development, political influence, and security rather than undermining them.

“We constantly say that Armenia should become a transit hub. The more flows that pass through Armenia, the greater our economic and political weight and the higher our level of security,” Pashinyan said. “Those who oppose this want Armenia to remain trapped in a dead-end conflict.”

He stressed that Armenia’s “Crossroads of Peace” initiative is built on the idea of expanding regional connectivity through transport, energy, and digital infrastructure.

Pashinyan said that the concept envisions more cables, pipelines, roads, transport routes, and air links crossing the country from north to south and east to west.

“That is the guarantee of peace and security,” he said.