Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the possibility of withdrawing Russian troops from the country was not discussed. This was reported by TASS.
The report said, “Pashinyan stated that the possibility of withdrawing the Russian military base from Armenia is not currently discussed.”
Previously Pashinyan aforementionedHe said that he did not realize the advantages of the presence of Russian military bases on state territory. According to the Armenian prime minister, Armenia is looking for new partners because Russia “failed to fulfill its allied obligations.” He noted that the events in Nagorno-Karabakh led Armenia to look for new partners in the field of defense.
Before this, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that Yerevan approved Russia’s initiative to open a consulate in the Armenian city of Kapan, close to the Azerbaijani border. According to Mirzoyan, the opening of consulates of some countries in the Syunik region contains “political messages”.
On September 19, Azerbaijani authorities announced a local operation in Karabakh. Baku announced the purpose of the operation as “suppression of large-scale provocations”, disarmament and withdrawal of Armenian army units from the territory of the region.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called unacceptable Pashinyan’s statements about Russia.