Tuesday, September 26 2023 15:20

ArmInfo.The Kremlin considers the correspondence between U.S. President Joe Biden and  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to be part of the dialogue and interaction between the two countries. Spokesperson of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated in a conversation with reporters, answering a corresponding question. USAID Administrator Samantha Power conveyed the above mentioned  letter to Prime Minister Pashinyan on September 25.

"The USA and Armenia are sovereign countries. They have their own  directions in which they develop interaction and dialogue. We  [Russia] are developing [cooperation with Armenia] in our own  directions. It is unlikely that cooperation [between the USA and  Armenia] in the field of energy and so on may be comparable to the  depth of integration that Armenia has with the Russian economy. It  can hardly be compared with indirect subsidies to the Armenian  economy [from the Russian Federation]. Let's not forget that  preferential supplies of various natural resources, assistance  provided by Russia, is a very significant contribution to the  development of the republic and assistance to the Armenian people,"  Peskov noted.

He also emphasized that Russia will continue to support Armenia.  "These are not verbal interventions, but de facto involvement in the  settlement process. You know what role our peacekeepers play in  accordance with the mandate that they have," the Kremlin  representative said, URA.RU reports.  Regarding the meeting of the  Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia with the head of the  Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Peskov  noted that it was a planned visit.

"The minister carries out his trips according to the schedule of  international contacts. This is a planned visit. It is absolutely  normal that it took place, and it is normal that, while carrying out  a planned visit, the Minister of Internal Affairs touches on pressing  current issues," Dmitry Peskov said.

Russian media report that during a meeting with Pashinyan,  Kolokoltsev said that the West wants to push Russia out of the South  Caucasus. Meanwhile, the press release of the RA government only  reported the fact of the meeting and discussion of the agenda of  bilateral cooperation.