TransportationApart from Russia and US, China and India also have vested interests in regionArmenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, right, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron in Yerevan on May 5. Pashinyan's government seeks closer ties with the European Union. (Reuters via third party) JOE LUC BARNESJune 4, 2026 16:33 JSTLONDON -- The U.S., Russia and China are monitoring Armenia's parliamentary election set for Sunday, as the superpowers jostle for influence over the small South Caucasus nation key to a new trade route championed by the Trump administration.