Thursday, June 11 2020 14:26

ArmInfo.  There are no serious and  deep problems between Armenia and Russia that can lead to a crisis.  Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan announced this to  reporters on June 11.

Mnatsakanyan emphasized that the Armenian-Russian relations are based  on allied and strategic partnership, and this is the basis for a full  dialogue in all areas. According to him, these foundations are  unshakable, and the issues under discussion should in no way be  considered as problematic. This also applies to the fact that a  number of former officials put on the wanted list by Armenia are on  the territory of Russia. As the minister noted, this fact does not  negatively affect relations between the two countries.  Mnatsakanyan  informed that he had conducted at least three telephone conversations  with his Russian counterpart during the pandemic, however, "telephone  diplomacy" is not the only tool for conducting joint work within the  framework of an extensive bilateral agenda. In addition, a rather  large amount of work is also carried out within the framework of the  CSTO, EAEU and the CIS. In addition, coordinated common positions  that are presented at various international venues. As for contacts  with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, here Mnatsakanyan noted  that the society had a wrong perception that in the last period only  issues of the Karabakh settlement were raised. In fact, he said, the  range of issues discussed is quite broad and comprehensive.

Regarding the Karabakh issue, Mnatsakanyan recalled that since the  coronavirus epidemic, one video conference was held with the  participation of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as  well as the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmen. According to him, a  constant relationship is maintained with the co- chairs, however, in  order to continue substantive work, it is necessary to patiently wait  for the moment when the opportunity arises again to meet and work in  the previous mode. "In the current environment, the main thing is to  prevent escalation," the minister emphasized.