‘Armenia is more dependent on Russia, Russia does not depend on Armenia in any way’, Russian expert says

Russian political scientist Aslan Rubaev commented to Alpha News on the statement of Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan about his intention to discuss existing problems with Russia.

According to the expert, if the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia began to assess the consequences of the anti-Russian policy, it means that common sense prevailed.

“This kind of statement from the Armenian Foreign Minister is better than what has happened over the past few months. Moscow is always open to resolving problems with any country that wants a constructive dialogue. But it was Yerevan, not Moscow, who brought destructiveness into the mutual relations between Russia and Armenia.

We tried in every possible way to ignore the attacks of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, and a number of other Armenian politicians that were neither constructive nor friendly. If today the current cabinet of ministers of Armenia began to assess the consequences of anti-Russian policies and consider what else could happen, it means that common sense prevailed. They began to understand that Armenia is the only one that will suffer from the severance of our bilateral relations.

Armenia is more dependent on Russia. Russia does not depend on Armenia in any way. Please note that the export market and trade turnover for Armenia are increasing; there is a Russian military base in Armenia, which, despite everything, ensures stability in the South Caucasus. In addition, there is an infrastructural geographic dependence of Armenia on Russia, a favorable investment background that Russia provides. That is, if we look closely, we will understand that the main and most strategic ally for Armenia is Russia,” Rubaev said.

According to Rubaev, if Armenia wants a constructive dialogue, then Russia is always open to resolving problems.

“If the anti-Russian rhetoric that Yerevan has been adopting for the last two years continues, then there can be no talk of any constructive approaches. The statement by the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry is good; I think Moscow will be ready for a constructive dialogue. But what matters is that this dialogue should be sincere. Armenia should take a course towards a good neighborly policy instead of what we have seen lately. What we have seen cannot be called a constructive approach to a close friend, which Russia is for Armenia.

If everything goes as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia wants and, as I hope, Pashinyan himself wants, then this opens up a good opportunity for further negotiations that could return relations between Russia and Armenia to their previous positive track. That would be great,” the expert concluded.