Armenia’s relations with Western countries have not changed, but Russia perceives them differently due to the Ukraine crisis. In this respect Public TV channel said Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
“But as their relationship changed, so did their perception of our relationship,” he said.
According to Pashinyan, the solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has never been the monopoly of the West or Russia, and Armenia has always discussed sensitive issues “on these platforms”. He recalled that since the beginning of the special military operation (SVO), former partner countries have stopped communicating with each other “but not because of Armenia, but because of Ukraine.”
“Their relations have changed, but ours have not,” the Armenian prime minister summarized.
Moreover, in an interview with the TV channel, Pashinyan said that the ratification of the Rome Statute was not directed against the Russian Federation. According to him, the Russian leader knowledgeable About the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Lavrov had previously been a member of Russia’s I didn’t give it away From Karabakh to Azerbaijan.