We really did not make any wrong step in our relations with Russia: Nikol Pashinyan

Russia 10 April, 2024 15:45

Relations between Armenia and Russia are going through difficult times, but Yerevan has made no mistakes in relations with Moscow, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the Parliament, when presenting the report on the implementation of the government’s 2023 Action Plan.

“Interstate relations between Armenia and Russia are not going through the best of times, but their importance for our statehood, sovereignty, security and economy cannot be overestimated. We truly have not made a single wrong step in our relations with Russia. There is no place where our colleagues could blame us for failure to fulfill their obligations, but the opposite cases are numerous,” he said.

According to the Prime Minister, it is important to understand what is happening in Armenian-Russian relations. “There is a transition from Historical Armenia-Russia relations to real Armenia-Russian relations. Sometimes this is as painful as our internal transformation from Historical Armenia to real Armenia,” he stated.

"Everything must be done to fill this transformation with positive stories, and we are ready for such work with Russia," said Nikol Pashinyan.

According to the Prime Minister, the agreement reached at his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in May 2018 was as follows, that relations will be based on respect for each other's sovereignty, statehood and interests.

"And I am ready for such a dialogue," concluded the Prime Minister.