ArmInfo. Russia still retains its role in the Armenian- Azerbaijani negotiations and will continue to do so, at least because of the fact that Russian peacekeepers are deployed in Artsakh.
Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan stated on February 28, answering the question of journalists whether Russia is participating in the discussion of the peace treaty between Yerevan and Baku.
At the same time, the speaker considered unnecessary the nervous reaction from Moscow, which happens when the other side tries to do something positive. <I find this reaction much more emotional, inappropriate for a major player. They should be more calm and restrained, understand the situation, understand that Armenia has its own interests, its own security problems, which must be ensured, regardless of any geopolitical trends, desires or jealousy," Simonyan said.
He added that Armenia will only welcome if the third party supports the settlement of Armenian- Azerbaijani relations. < It's just that the whole point is that the party that could solve the problem in accordance with bilateral agreements is Russia, it is Moscow that is the guarantor of ensuring the territorial integrity and security of our state, and despite the fact that the 102nd Russian military base is deployed in Armenia, in this background the question arises: where are you, why are you not active? If you cannot, then you should openly declare it, maybe we will sit down at the negotiating table and find a way out of the situation together. But, unfortunately, here we are >, the RA NA President concluded.