West seeks to drive wedge between Russia, Armenia, undermine regional situation — Lavrov

 TASS 
Russia – March 20 2023
Meanwhile, the Russian foreign minister noted, the West is concerned not over the interests over the countries located in the region, but over its own selfish geopolitical interests

MOSCOW, March 20. /TASS/. Moscow sees obvious attempts of the West to drive a wedge between Russia and Armenia and to destabilize the situation in the South Caucasus, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a press conference with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan Monday.

"We talked about concerning trends in the situation in South Caucasus. We see obvious attempts by the West to drive a wedge between Russia and Armenia – let’s call things by their names – to undermine the regional security structure," Lavrov said.

Meanwhile, he noted, the West "is concerned not over the interests over the countries located here [in the region – TASS], but over its own selfish geopolitical interests."

"I am certain that such attempts are doomed to fail," the Foreign Minister underscored.