Monday, October 24 2022 23:05

ArmInfo.Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has commented on the processes taking place around Armenia and the Armenian-Azerbaijani  normalization.

Zakharova said that they cannot not be worried about the concerning  trends that are gaining momentum in South Caucasus, where, according  to her, the West is trying to transfer the confrontational schemes  developed in Ukraine.

"We see what unprecedented pressure from outside the brotherly  Armenia comes under. Steps are being taken to discredit Russia's  policy in the region in an attempt to damage centuries-old ties  between our countries and peoples. Numerous foundations, NGOs and  media outlets acting on orders from Washington and Brussels are  redoubling their efforts to instill anti-Russian moods in society",  TASS quoted Zakharova as saying.

The Russian MFA Spokesperson expressed confidence that the attempts  of external forces to quarrel Moscow and Yerevan will fail. "We are  determined to strengthen the strategic alliance and multilateral  cooperation with Armenia which will help us jointly overcome the  existing challenges. We develop the dialogue in military-political  and military-technical directions, the trade turnover grows at record  rates.  Serious projects in transportation and logistics,  infrastructures, mining industry and high technologies are being  implemented and developed. Dozens of major Russian companies are  ready to continue their investments in Armenia's economy. We are  successfully solving the energy and food safety issues of the  Republic", Maria Zakharova said, adding that they also continue  contacts in science, education and culture sectors, and the  membership to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) brings significant  benefits to Yerevan.

Coming to the process of settling the relations between Armenia and  Azerbaijan, Zakharova slammed the steps of the West on this  direction. She stated that the West does not take into account both  the specificity of the region and the issue of being sensitive.  According to her, the real goal of Washington and Brussels is not the  development of compromise and balanced decisions, but self-promotion  and squeezing Russia out of the South Caucasus.

Zakharova blamed the West for appropriating the trilateral  agreements, recalling the recent frequent visits of officials from  the European Union, the OSCE, France to Armenia. She said that hasty  initiatives are being pushed forward which do not consider the  interests of all nations in the region, which will lead to a  violation of the balance that was achieved by the leaders of Russia,  Armenia and Azerbaijan in difficult conditions on November 9, 2020.

The Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson has also commented on the  accusations that Russia is not fulfilling its commitments towards  Armenia in the security field. She reminded that it was Russia that  stopped the war in 2020 by sending peacekeepers who established peace  and stability in the region and still have a decisive contribution to  solving the military incidents between Yerevan and Baku. According to  her, the attempts of external forces to withdraw the Russian  peacekeeping contingent are aimed at destabilizing the situation in  South Caucasus.

"We continue the work with partners at all levels in the interests of  a comprehensive normalization of the relations between Armenia and  Azerbaijan, including the unblocking of transportation  communications, the border delimitation, agreeing on a peace treaty,  solving the humanitarian problems, and the public and expert  dialogue. "At the same time, in order to achieve peace, the political  will and consent of both sides are necessary", Zakharova said.

Summing up her comment, Maria Zakharova said that Russian President  Vladimir Putin invited Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for a new trilateral summit in  Russia to discuss the entire spectrum of trilateral and bilateral  issues.