Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said that the country’s dependence on the Russian Federation is a strategic mistake. He made the following statement report State television of Armenia.
According to Grigoryan, the country has been completely dependent on Russia in all spheres – political, military-political, scientific and economic – since 1991, but in 2020 this strategy turned out to be “unworkable”.
“When Russia decided not to help Armenia and our security system completely collapsed, Armenia began to look for an alternative,” he said.
February 28, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated about the possibility of a legal freeze on the country’s participation in the CSTO.
Before that, the country’s Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan statedArmenia plans to introduce military uniforms in line with NATO standards.
In May 2020, the situation in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region worsened. In November 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement with the participation of Russia on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. The document provided for the entry of Russian peacekeepers into the Nagorno-Karabakh territory, the exchange of prisoners, the transfer of some regions in the region by Armenia to Azerbaijan, and the return of refugees.
19 September 2023 Azerbaijan announced About the start of the “anti-terrorist operation” in Nagorno-Karabakh.
September 20 Baku and Karabakh with the help of Russian peacekeepers To agree about the ceasefire. On September 28, President of Nagorno-Karabakh Samvel Shahramanyan signed the decree on the termination of the existence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as of January 1, 2024.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated About trusting the wisdom of the Armenian people.