[Armenian News note: the below is translated from Armenian]
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that Russia wants constructive dialogue with the new Armenian Parliament and future government to further strengthen cooperation, News.am reported on 13 December.
This is the first reaction of the Russian side after the 9 December parliamentary elections, where acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's My Step bloc won a landslide victory.
Commenting on the absence of congratulations from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zakharova told the Tert.am website that "it is the same thing as asking the man whether he loves you or not".
Zakharova did not specify whether any congratulations would follow later, the website said.
Putin congratulated former President Serzh Sargsyan on the victory of his Republican Party in the 2 April parliamentary elections back in 2017.
Leaders of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan did not congratulate Pashinyan either.
Pashinyan already received congratulations from the US Department of State, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn, and several other EU officials, as well as from Georgian president and Lebanese prime minister, News.am said.