US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed support for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian during a short stopover at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport on May 26, less than two weeks before parliamentary elections in the Caucasus nation.Rubio met with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan during a brief refueling stop as he was returning from multilateral talks in India.Speaking next to Mirzoyan, Rubio said: “Both yourself and the prime minister and your entire team here in Armenia are blazing the trail towards a brighter and more independent future for Armenia.”Rubio added: "I am very happy to be here to show my support for their courage, my support for their vision, my support for their dedication, my support for their willingness to see for the future of their country and what it takes to get there.”Pashinyan, who came to power on the back of anti-corruption street protests in 2018, is seeking reelection on June 7 as he attempts to reorient his country away from Russia and toward the West.He has frozen Armenia's membership in the Russian-led CSTO military alliance and, earlier in May, hosted a summit with several European leaders that was also attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, triggering criticism from Moscow.