No matter how many times you say everything is fine, oppositionist  comments on Armenian-Russian relations

ArmInfo.Armenian exporters once again faced a problem related to the situation at the Upper Lars  checkpoint and the supply of products to the Russian market. MP from the <Armenia> opposition faction Artur Khachatryan told reporters on November 27.

According to him, the RA government living at the expense of business  entities should solve their problems, and not look for those  responsible. "I note with regret that the country's government has  not made any progress in this direction," the parliamentarian noted,  linking the current situation with problems in Armenian-Russian  relations. According to the MP, the steps taken by the regulatory  bodies of the Russian Federation in relation to Armenian products, be  it Rospotrebnadzor or Rosalkogoltabakcontrol, are not accidental. "It  is obvious that we are talking about the use of political tools to  put pressure on Armenia," Khachatryan said.

He responded with irony to the statements of the country's  authorities that the decision to withdraw from the CSTO will be made  by observing public opinion. "In Soviet times, when prices for goods  were raised, it was stated that this was being done based on the  demands of the workers. Something similar is happening in the case of  the CSTO, but I don't know how they asses this requirement," the MP  said, adding that no matter how RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  declares that there are very good relations with Russia, it is  obvious that there is tension between the two states, which also  affects public sentiments.