PanARMENIAN.Net - The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has shared a statement on Russia and Azerbaijan's signing of a declaration of allied cooperation, maintaining that "when your only ally becomes the ally of your enemy, it is, first of all, the result of your own weakness and the mistakes you have made."

"The global geopolitical shifts, as a result of which the catastrophic seizure of power took place in Armenia in April-May 2018, continue," the RPA said in a statement on Wednesday, February 23.

"As a result of that seizure of power, the Armenian-Russian strategic allied relations, which are one of the most important components of the security systems of Armenia and Artsakh, were subsequently disrupted."

The RPA, which was at the helm of the country between 2008 and 2018, said that Armenia lost its initiative and the opportunities to expand and strengthen its sovereignty due to the negligent foreign policy pursued since May 2018.

"With the recent Artsakh war, Armenia lost its position as an influential player in the South Caucasus," the statement said.

"Unfortunately, the foreign policy pursued by the Armenian authorities has not been perceptible, comparable, harmonized with the regional interests of the strategic ally, as a result of which new manifestations of concern to the Armenian people have been registered."

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev are expected to sign a declaration on allied cooperation in Moscow February 22. Putin described the document as a new stage in the development of relations between the two countries, which he said became possible, "including after the progress in the resolution of the Karabakh issue, which has not yet been fully resolved in general."