ArmInfo."What worries me about Armenia's relations with Russia is that they are perceived as a kind of eternally stable," said second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan in an interview with RBC TV channel.
According to the second president of Armenia, any relationship requires efforts. "That is, the efforts to maintain these relationships take time and some kind of emotion. These relations become a part of our literature and art, therefore they last longer than interstate relations. This component penetrates into some cultural layers that people leave behind, and therefore there is more space here. But this does not mean that there is no need to work on it. We need to work, otherwise one or two generations and then it turns out that all that is left in these cultural layers, "Kocharyan stressed.
is so beautiful, but, in fact, it is empty, it does not exist forever. It is necessary to apply energy, strength in order to nourish it," he said. Kocharyan also stated that he is worried about the "sorosization of Armenia".
There are talks about the eternity or non-eternity of allies, the demonization of some countries. If this was previously done at the level of marginal, non-governmental organizations, but now this entire composition has joined the government. I didn't even know that there is Soros office in Armenia. Their creeping penetration into the country took place. They were a marginal organization that did not influence any process, and now they are very active. I was surprised that they have grown so strong in recent years," the second president of Armenia emphasized.
He stressed that it is necessary to work on the Armenian-Russian relations so as not to lose everything that has been gained. Kocharyan stressed that Russia needs to master the mechanisms of using soft power. "Russia must promote its interests at least along its perimeter," Kocharyan concluded.