ARMENIA WILL EXPAND STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH RUSSIA AND DEEPEN FRIENDLY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US
armradio.am
16.06.2008 14:04
RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian declared in an interview with
Russian "Nezaviksimaya Gazeta" newspaper that "we shall conduct an
active, intensive foreign policy based on the defense of interests
and pragmatism, which means greater involvement of international and
regional organizations in the country, reinforcement of relations on
both bilateral and multilateral bases."
The Foreign Minister declared that "the allied, strategic cooperation
with Russia is very important for Armenia, and we intend to expand
and reinforce it through new mutually beneficial projects."
"Armenia will deepen the friendly partnership with the US and will
apply greater efforts to get more involved in European integration
programs. From now on we are ready to reinforce the relations with
those countries with which we have friendly cooperative relations,
and we shall spare no effort to normalize our relations with the
countries with which we have unsettled issues," Edward Nalbandian said.
RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian expressed hope that the meeting
of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan will allow continuing
the negotiations on the basis of Madrid proposals
"Public opinion polls were recently conducted in Azerbaijan, the
results of which reveal that 29% of the population support military
solution of the issue. It’s a very dangerous trend. I don’t think that
there could be another country in the world that would hail the tenfold
increase of its military expenses and every third citizen would wish
war. War cannot be a response, war cannot be a solution. There is no
alternative to the negotiation process," Edward Nalbandian stressed.