Armenia would not oppose its Russian base leaving.

It signals the garrison and railway concession Moscow has held since 1991 are now negotiable.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wants Russia’s railway rights transferred to a third country, after Russia warned EU membership would break Armenia’s trade bloc ties.

Yerevan has promised a referendum on EU accession “in the near future.”

How each outlet framed it

drawn from 70+ reports worldwide

TRT World
reports Pashinyan's recalibration (base not vital, proposes railway concession to third party) amid shifting Armenian-Russian relations
Al Jazeera Online

Sources: TRT World, Al Jazeera Online