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June 07, 2019 Friday 2:39 PM GMT
EU supports Armenia’s developing relations with Russia – PM Pashinyan
YEREVAN June 7
HIGHLIGHT: Leaders of the European Union member nations support Armenia’s plans to develop relations with Russia, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.
YEREVAN, June 7. /TASS/. Leaders of the European Union member nations support Armenia’s plans to develop relations with Russia, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday.
"Armenia is not moving towards the European Union because it stays where it is. We maintain cooperation with the European Union on issues of our domestic reforms. Moreover, I am in contact with the European leaders and all of them support Armenia in its striving to develop relations with Russia. In what concerns relations with Russia, we a transparent for our European partners and we are transparent for our Russian partners in our relations with the European Union, but for certain security-related nuances," he said.
"Geopolitical games do no good to anyone, especially to the countries and nations which become a pitch for such geopolitical games," he said. "Armenia’s position is clear: we are not going to get involved into any geopolitical games."
The 2019 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is being held on June 6-8. The forum’s motto this year is "Creating a Sustainable Development Agenda". The organizer for SPIEF-2019 is the Roscongress Foundation. TASS is a media partner, the official photo hosting agency and the operator of SPIEF’s presentation zones with support from multinational firm EY, and the Foreign Investment Advisory Council in Russia.