ArmInfo. Yerevan does not see any advantages in continuing to host Russian military bases in Armenia, Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
"We are not talking about this for the first time and we have talked about the fact that in May 2021 and September 2022, Azerbaijan carried out aggressive actions against Armenia and occupied territories. The Collective Security Treaty and the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization clearly state the actions to be taken when aggression against a member state occurs. What was described did not happen and, of course, it is disappointing for both the Armenian government and the Armenian public.
"Also, we have a bilateral agreement with Russia in the field of security, and the actions described in that agreement also did not take place, which also raised very serious questions among both the Government and the public.
"As for the relations with other partners, I will be more honest if I say that these situations, in fact, led us to a decision that we need to diversify our relations in the security sector. And we're trying to do that now," Mr Pashinyan said.
Asked whether Armenia is planning to call that Russia withdraws its military bases from Armenia, Mr Pashinyan said:
"We are not discussing such a question. We are now more focused on discussing other issues, we are trying to understand what is the cause of such a situation, and of course, I also think that this will be the agenda of working discussions between Armenia and Russia, [between] Armenia and the Collective Security Treaty Organization."