Prime Minister of Armenia: We want to raise our relations with Russia  to a completely new level

ArmInfo. Recently, there have been  much talks about Armenian- Russian relations and some politicians say  that their level has deteriorated significantly, I want to assure  that it is not true, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated  at a rally on the Republic Square on August 17.

Pashinyan said that recently one of the representatives of the  Republican Party was in anguish at the deterioration of the  Armenian-Russian relations. "I met twice with the Russian president  and had a telephone conversation with him three times, and I want to  note that today considering Armenian-Russian relations as tense, is  at least ridiculuous." I want to note that as of today the  Armenian-Russian relations are not tense, but on the contrary, for  spite of RPA representatives, they are at a very high level and will  constantly improve, "Pashinyan stressed.

He noted that at the very beginning of his inauguration as prime  minister, he had noted that there will be no serious changes in  Armenia's foreign policy. "I want to note that our goal is to improve  our relations with Russia, in addition, we want to raise them to a  new level." I would also like to note that after certain procedures I  will report on a new Armenian-Russian humanitarian program, which is  unprecedented in the history of the Third Republic, and this will be  an evidence that we are taking steps to deepen our cooperation. The  Republic of Armenia does not move either to the West or to the East.  Our Republic has its own position and looks ahead'', the Prime  Minister stressed.

Pashinyan also noted that the Armenian authorities also intend to  expand their cooperation with the EU.  "During my visit to Brussels,  I also raised some important issues concerning our cooperation with  the European Union, and we will continue to develop our relations  with both the US and Iran. The interests of our country are above all  for us and we will do everything to promote them in the international  arena, "Pashinyan said.

He also noted that as a result of actions of the previous authorities  of Armenia certain negative moments in Armenia were connected with  Russia. "The fact is that some corrupted officials wanted to shift  their guilt on someone else stating that outside the country  allegedly there are forces that prevent them from not being  corrupted, and now, when they are halfway to prison, they are calling  to Russia and say that the struggle is now being held against Russia,  but this is nonsense, since there are no naive people, neither in  Armenia, nor in Russia, our relations will continue to develop and  will soon reach a completely new and unprecedented level, "the Prime  Minister concluded.