Russia, Armenia remain allies - Russian foreign office 

ArmInfo. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing on  February 7 that the Russian Federation and Armenia remain allies. The diplomat expressed hope that Yerevan will take this into account in the current geopolitical situation.

Earlier Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan  said that for a number of reasons Russia cannot be the country's key  partner in the defense and military-technical spheres. "In connection  with the statement of the Prime Minister of Armenia, I want to  emphasize that our countries remain allies. The interests of the  Armenian people are inseparable from good neighborly ties with  Russia. And we expect that the Armenian leadership will take this  into account and make the right choice against the backdrop of the  current geopolitical transformations," 'correct' not from the point  of view of Russia, but from the interests of the people of Armenia,"  Zakharova said.

The Foreign Ministry representative added that Russia and Armenia  have a reliable bilateral legal framework in the field of security  and military cooperation. In particular, she indicated that the  countries have a 1997 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual  Assistance, a 1995 Treaty on a Russian Military Base on the Territory  of Armenia, and a 2015 Interstate Agreement on the creation of a  unified regional air defense system. Both sides have obligations to  each other, including the protection of sovereignty, territorial  integrity and security. Yerevan is also under collective guarantees  within the CSTO, including in the event of possible aggression, she  emphasized.