Gerasimov: Russia taking constructive measures in Transcaucasia

ArmInfo.Russia is taking constructive measures in Transcaucasia, and thanks to these efforts,  Baku and Yerevan are successfully moving towards normalizing bilateral relations, as stated by Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, at a briefing for military attaches of foreign states.

"The situation in Transcaucasia remains challenging. The desire of  extra-regional players, primarily the United States and the European  Union, to strengthen their positions in the region, maintain control  over Georgia and bring Armenia into their sphere of influence has a  destructive impact on its development," he said, Interfax reports.

According to him, the West is seeking to destabilize the situation by  funding and directing protests in Georgia. "These attempts show an  interest in drawing the country into active anti-Russian actions,  similar to the Ukrainian scenario," the military leader noted.  Gerasimov went on to say that, unlike the destructive actions of the  West, Russia is taking constructive measures in the region. "Thanks  to the efforts of our state, the positive progress of Baku and  Yerevan towards normalizing bilateral relations is obvious. Thus, the  delimitation of one of the most challenging sections of the  interstate demarcation line between the Gazakh region of Azerbaijan  and Armenia's Tavush region  has now been completed," Gerasimov said.