ArmInfo. After the changes and the political crisis, Armenia's foreign policy strategy will not change, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with Rossiya 24.
According to the head of the Armenian government, it is inappropriate to draw parallels between the Armenian revolution and other revolutions, since in those processes there were specific geopolitical issues and foreign policy issues, and in the case of Armenia, the popular movement did not have foreign policy agenda. "This was an internal political process connected with the solution of internal problems," he said, stressing that after the changes the foreign policy strategy of Armenia does not actually change and will not change.
Responding to the journalist's comment that there are fears in Moscow that there will be changes in the relations between Armenia and Russia, Pashinyan said in particular: "The relations between Yerevan and Moscow will change, but for the better that there are fears in Moscow, and I think that after our talks, after these meetings, these concerns will not be and in the Armenian-Russian relations everything will change for the better. "
Nikol Pashinyan understands that many can say that the Armenian-Russian relations are already good and there is nothing to change. Nevertheless, according to the prime minister, there is a very great potential here, both economically and politically. "And I think that the relations between Armenia and Russia will develop very well," he assured.
These fears, as the Russian journalist said, were due to the fact that during his time in parliament his party proved itself to be the most pro-European, pro-Western, to which the Prime Minister of Armenia replied: "I think this is an incorrect interpretation, because I always , always said that I'm not pro-Western, not pro- Russian, not pro-American, not pro-Georgian, not pro-Georgian, but pro-Armenian politician. "
At the same time, as Pashinyan emphasized, at the moment he is not representing any party, and the Armenian people and the popular movement that took place in April in Armenia did not raise any foreign policy issues. "This was not the position of a separate party, or of a separate political figure, but the position of the entire Armenian people, and this is very important," he said, adding that all his preferences are related to the interests of the Armenian people. As Nikol Pashinyan noted, Yerevan is going to discuss all issues and problems with its partner countries in the spirit of dialogue, strategic partnership and allied relations.
The day before, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will hold talks in Sochi on May 14.