Tuesday, November 28 2017 15:46

ArmInfo. "Today the next round of inter-party consultations between Armenia and Russia has started, this tradition has existed for several years already and we are  discussing important issues on the agenda," Armen Ashotyan, Chairman  of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National  Assembly of Armenia, press conference with the representative of the  party "United Russia", Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Sergei  Zheleznyak.

Ashotyan noted that issues of mutual interest, such as regional  security, interparliamentary interaction, political relations,  education, etc., were discussed at the party's meeting.

In turn, Sergei Zheleznyak said that this is the most interesting and  fruitful format for inter-party cooperation. These consultations are  held twice a year in Yerevan, and in Moscow and give an opportunity  to exchange experiences. "Each of our visits is very useful in the  party life, we have long had friendly relations with the ruling party  of Armenia and it is important for us to maintain cooperation and  interaction, as well as to exchange experience and discuss important  issues on the agenda. presidential form of government to  parliamentary, this is a very interesting and important process for  the whole country, "Zheleznyak said.

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma also noted that yesterday at a  meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, the sides discussed  Armenia's signing of an agreement on a comprehensive and expanded  partnership with the EU. As Zheleznyak noted, Russia has always  proceeded from the principle that it is necessary to maximize  cooperation with all partners, and the position of the West has  always been amazing for the Russian Federation, which tried to oppose  one cooperation to another. "Armenia has the potential for  cooperation with both Russia and the EU, and we will not only  continue our cooperation, but we will expand it," Sergei Zheleznyak  stressed. He noted that the party of power of the Russian Federation  is a supporter of the development of relations and cooperation in  accordance with the policy of "and, and" and not "or, or". Armenia in  this context develops its relations with the Russian Federation and  the EU, therefore, according to Sergei Zheleznyak, all those points  of view that differ from the above position do not express the  official position of the Russian Federation and the approaches of the  leading political force.

As for the latest statements in the media, which expressed their  dissatisfaction with the fact that Armenia will sign a framework  agreement with the EU, Zheleznyak said that Russia, like Armenia, is  a democratic country and everyone in it has the right to their point  of view. "However, I urge you to pay attention to those statements  made by political figures and representatives of the Russian  Federation, and not by individual journalists, experts and those who  consider themselves experts," the representative of the United Russia  party said.

Also, Zheleznyak condemned Maxim Shevchenko's statement that  Armenians are enemies of Russia. "I would like to see experts and  those who consider themselves experts at the time of the statements  to behave correctly and not offend the representatives of a  particular nation." Those who are engaged in public activities should  be attentive to their statements, "the politician noted.  In his  turn, Armen Ashotyan stressed that all those who are trying to  negatively influence the Armenian- Russian relations are engaged  people and their words should not be paid attention.

And, finally, touching upon the fact that, while visiting the  representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Baku, Sergei Lavrov  said that Russia would welcome Azerbaijan's membership in the EAE  Zheleznyak said that in the 21st century, the cooperation should be  maximized. "If the parties have a desire to cooperate in this or that  sphere, or to be a member of a particular structure, all conditions  will be created for them so that they can avoid conflicts and in  order to smooth out acute angles. that peace prevailed in the region,  and the Karabakh conflict was resolved exclusively in a peaceful  format at the negotiating table, "concluded Sergey Zheleznyak.