“Russia is an ally for Armenia and the word dangerous is completely inappropriate here. Simply Russia should clearly assess and respect the interests of Armenia, and Armenia should assess and respect the interests of Russia. In terms of security, the interests of RF and Armenia in the region in the future will be present for a long time as common interests, because the matter is about provision of security from both sides.’, – told the Chairman of Standing Committee of NA Foreign Affairs Artak Zakaryan, in an interview with Aravot.am, disagreeing with our observation that the facts of increasing in gas prices, and then selling of one billion worth weapons to Azerbaijan prove that the RF is becoming a dangerous ally for Armenia. Regarding all other respects, Artak Zakaryan considers different approaches, interpretations, and opinions normal.
To our question as to in your opinion, in the context of current development, has Armenia calculated its own interest, our interlocutor said. “Yes, Armenia as an independent state, is exclusively guided by its interests. At least for the last 5-6 years, it is the most visible and obvious.” Our interlocutor is concerned about the fact that Armenia’s ally RF continues to intensively equipping Armenia and Azerbaijan in the condition of non-regulation of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Generally, he is concerned about any equipping of Azerbaijan, despite the sources of procuring weapons. Despite all this, according to him, the Armenian-Russian military-technical cooperation is so deep and correlated that in terms of maintenance of regional balance and application of security system, there is no particular need for deep concerns.
Nelly GRIGORYAN
