U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the upcoming June 7 parliamentary elections. This vote is seen as a critical test for Armenia's government, which has recently realigned towards the West.

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he would support Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary elections, a vote that serves as a litmus test for the government of the South Caucasus nation which has recently shifted its alignment toward the West and distanced itself from Russia.