ArmInfo. Relations between Russia and Armenia are relations of allies and strategic partners. This June 7 in Moscow at a joint press conference with Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, referring to the harsh assessments of Russian experts against Armenia and the current level of relations between the two countries.
"Experts, of course, it is important to listen, understand what thoughts they have from analyzing internal and external processes - whether in Russia or another country.We, as representatives of the Russian department dealing with foreign policy, in relations with our allies, strategic partners, despite the analysis of the experts who surround us, and in this case, from the positions officially announced by Nikol Pashinyan after his official assumption of the post of prime minister of the Republic of Armenia. Zohrab Mnatsakanian as Armenian Foreign Minister, and I can assure you that the conversation that took place on the floor below was based precisely on that relationship to each other, the relations of allies and strategic partners, "Lavrov stressed.
Answering the question, what are the prospects for the development of Russian-Armenian relations and how much their potential is being used, Lavrov said with a smile that the dynamics of bilateral relations in all areas was fairly stable. "And the trade is quite stormy, and the investments are solid.Besides, the trade has increased significantly due to the supply of Armenian agricultural products to Russia, they talked about the ties between the regions, they are very close and dense, they talked about military and military-technical cooperation, humanitarian ties, probably the most important criterion will be, at least for me, the self- perception of Russians living in Armenia, and Armenians living in Russia .We are always interested in how our compatriots live in Armenia, and they live in Pts Armenia is also experiencing the Armenian Diaspora in Russia. We regularly communicate with different diasporas - they do not experience any problems with the Armenian, Azeri and others, and they do not experience any problems, and if they live like at home, in a very close country, "Lavrov said.
In his turn Mnatsakanyan noted that the Armenian-Russian relations are built on a solid base. "Concerning the previous question: there are different points of view, they are worried because there is an attempt to find something wrong in the Armenian-Russian relations, which is difficult to do, but this does not mean that it should be ignored. our relations, our prime minister said this, and there is a program of the government where everything is written very clearly and clearly and the coming months will confirm what we are talking about, "the Armenian foreign minister said, adding that the range of Armenian-Russian relations very large and touching There are strong relationships built on mutual understanding and mutual trust, and this vector will continue in the same spirit.