Acting  Deputy Prime Minister replied to  RF MFA 

ArmInfo. The Republic of Armenia  conducts an independent policy, and this should be noticeable to  many, told reporters on December 9th and. about. Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan, commenting on the words of the Deputy Foreign Minister of  the Russian Federation.  Earlier, Secretary of State, Deputy Foreign  Minister Grigory Karasin said that Moscow hopes that the new  leadership of Armenia will find the courage to resist blackmail and  pressure from the United States and will make its own decisions.

According to Pashinyan, at the first opportunity he will try to  clarify with the Russian colleagues the source of information that he  is under pressure on the Armenian colleagues of the USA. Today, the  Armenian Prime Minister recalled that Yerevan is pursuing an  independent policy. According to Pashinyan, the government does not  intend to revise this policy.Earlier, in an interview with RIA  Novosti, State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin,  referring to the October visit to Armenia of US National Security  Advisor John Bolton, reminded that Bolton advised Yerevan to "get rid  of historical cliches" in its international relations. "Against the  background of the radical changes taking place in the country this  year, Washington's interference in its domestic and foreign affairs  is becoming more and more unceremonious," said Karasin. According to  the diplomat, Bolton insultingly called the historical experience of  the Armenian people "historical cliches", and also ordered Armenia to  buy American weapons and join the anti-Iran sanctions as soon as  possible. "If this is the public side of the US-Armenian relations,  then we can only imagine what kind of" arm-twisting "takes place  behind the scenes," Karasin noted. "We hope that the current  leadership of Armenia, which received the necessary mandate at the  parliamentary elections, will find the courage to resist outright  external blackmail and pressure, will defend the sovereign right to  make decisions independently, consistent with national interests,"  the Deputy Foreign Minister said.