ArmInfo.The visit of US Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs John Bolton to Armenia was marked by a major diplomatic victory. The acting premier Nikol Pashinyan stated this in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
"Later I will open quotes and say what I meant. But now I'll just say that during Bolton's visit to Armenia there wasn't even a nuance that I could classify as a diplomatic defeat. It was the other way round, it was a major diplomatic victory" - assured Pashinyan, stressing that all the fears associated with the visit of Bolton are not true.
It is noteworthy, he noted that after Bolton's visit to Armenia, Russia reminded the United States that Armenia is a sovereign state, and the United States, in turn, reminded Russia that the Republic of Armenia is a sovereign state: "I don't think that these countries forgot about it, but the fact that they again reminded each other about the sovereignty of Armenia is positive," Pashinyan said .
Commenting on the Territory-for-Peace Territory formula voiced by the outgoing US Ambassador to RA Richard Mills regarding the Karabakh settlement, Pashinyan expressed bewilderment at the rush around this statement: "I am surprised that this statement was surprising, because as Prime Minister I received this formula to resolve the Karabakh conflict is inherited from the former authorities. "
Referring to the work of Armenia in the CSTO, Pashinyan noted that she voiced her principles and will adhere to them: "We respect the position of other member countries, and we hope that they will respect ours too."
Speaking about internal political processes, he stated that violent methods will no longer be an instrument in Armenia for solving political problems.