Armenia has begun active and close cooperation with the European Union in combating hybrid threats.
This was stated by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on 10 November, at the discussion entitled “Not Retreating: Sovereignty in the Era of Hybrid Threats” organized within the framework of the 9th Paris Peace Forum.
Touching on the subject of disinformation, he noted that transparency can be a very reliable tool for preventing it, since in open societies, when information is accessible, it is far more difficult to impose disinformation.
“Of course, there are many problems and side effects connected with transparency. It is very easy to formulate the formula, but at the implementation stage many problems arise. As for cyber security in general, its tools and systems must be built and continuously developed, since it is obvious that the tools of disinformation and hybrid threats are developing much faster than we would expect,” Pashinyan stressed.
According to him, in that case international cooperation is very important, since the exchange of experience, capabilities and knowledge are of extremely important significance. “If something has already happened somewhere, then it will certainly happen in other places as well. One must be informed in advance and, in my opinion, that will help to be ready for various similar situations. I think that as an option, as an idea, a certain common information field could be created, where it would be possible to exchange information with one another about what has happened, to discuss whether it was possible to manage the situation, and if so, how. That can be useful for all participants and for all countries,” he said.
The discussion was also attended by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova.
