Kosachev: EPC summit in Yerevan aims to fast- track Armenia`s accession to euro and transatlantic community, complicating  relations with Russia

ArmInfo. The European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan aims to fast-track Armenia's accession to the euro and the transatlantic community, complicating relations with Russia as much as possible and giving its response the connotation of a "Russian threat." This is how Federation Council Vice Speaker Konstantin Kosachev commented on the EPC summit in Yerevan. 

"It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog. I'm reading the  news from Yerevan about another European gathering on Armenian soil,  which is sacred to many, including us Russians. Some time ago, two  high- ranking Armenian representative – Prime Minister Pashinyan and  Speaker Simonyan – fervently assured their interlocutors in Moscow  (including in the Federation Council) that 'Yerevan sacredly honors  the history of our brotherhood and will never (emphatically) never  take any steps that could harm Russia.' As they say – end of quote,  or, as diplomats say in such cases, 'the agreement wasn't even worth  the paper it was written on,'" Kosachev wrote on his Telegram  channel.

He also called the meeting in Yerevan inherently anti-Russian.  According to him, so many Russophobes outside the EU haven't gathered  in one place in a long time.

"The stated goal of the Armenian organizers is something like  'confirming Armenia's European choice before the parliamentary  elections in a month.' However, the real goal is to fast-track   Armenia's entry into the Euro- and transatlantic community,  complicating relations with Russia as much as possible and connoting  its response as a "Russian threat. This is a cynical and simple  trick, similar to what was previously performed in the three Baltic  republics, Moldova, and, unfortunately, Ukraine. Yet another betrayal  by the top Armenian leadership—the stigma is already gone," he added.

Kosachev believes that behind all this are only their own  opportunistic interests, the main one being to remain in power at any  cost. "After all, no one is waiting for Armenia to join the European  Union; this is nothing more than another scam by Brussels. But at the  same time, everything is leading to a further degradation of  Russian-Armenian relations, the high quality of which was hard-won  and won by generations and generations of our ancestors." And if the  current Russophobes in the Armenian government consolidate their  position in the June 7 elections, this degradation could become  irreversible. This is something that Armenian voters, who honor the  memory of their ancestors, understand the importance of friendship  with Russia for Armenia's own interests, and do not want a disastrous  future for Armenia a la the Baltics, Moldova, and Ukraine, should  always remember. We shouldn't hand over all our savings to swindlers,  even and especially  in politics," the Russian politician concluded.

It's worth noting that 48 heads of state and government were invited  to the European Political Community meeting in Yerevan. Canadian  Prime Minister Mark Carney is attending the European Political  Community summit as a guest. Among the participants were Ukrainian  President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Moldovan Prime Minister Maia Sandu,  and even Svetlana Tikhanovskaya from Belarus.