Armenia has begun actively cooperating with the European Union to counter hybrid threats, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during a panel discussion at the ninth Paris Peace Forum.
Speaking at a session titled “Standing Firm: Sovereignty in the Age of Hybrid Threats,” Pashinyan described transparency as a potential means of combating disinformation, arguing that access to information in open societies makes it harder to manipulate public opinion, Armenpress reported.
He acknowledged, however, that implementing transparency presents challenges.
“Cybersecurity tools and systems must be built and continuously developed,” Pashinyan said, warning that methods used to spread disinformation and carry out hybrid threats are evolving faster than anticipated.
The prime minister also emphasized the importance of international cooperation and exchanging expertise to prepare for emerging threats.
He proposed creating a shared information space where countries could exchange information about incidents, assess responses and share successful practices.
“If something has already happened somewhere, it will certainly happen elsewhere as well,” he said, stressing the importance of advance preparation.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda and North Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova also participated in the discussion.
