ArmInfo. Armenia is not going to engage in geopolitical games. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, answering a question regarding the foreign policy sympathies of the Republic of Armenia.
According to Pashinyan, the EU is interested in developing relations with the Russian Federation. Evidence of this, as the prime minister pointed out, was the participation in the Forum of the heads of two European countries, Bulgaria and Slovakia. "The EU supports Armenia in its striving to develop relations with the Russian Federation," he said.
As the head of the Armenian government pointed out, Armenia is transparent in its relations with the EU to its Russian partners. Armenia is also transparent in relations with the Russian Federation to the Europeans, except for some nuances related to security issues, Pashinyan said.
According to the Prime Minister, today many people in the world have realized that geopolitical games do not benefit anyone, especially those countries and peoples that are becoming the scene of this confrontation. "Therefore, Armenia is not going to engage in geopolitical games. We are going to develop normal relations with the Russian Federation>, he declared.
The prime minister reminded that today Armenia is the chairing country in the EEU. <We, as a member of the EAEU, will continue to contribute to improving relations between members of the Union. Perhaps, the tools available to Armenia are not so great, but we will contribute to global security, stability and cooperation, "he said.
In addition, as Pashinyan stressed, the dynamics of the development of relations with China are now being noted. "Both China, Russia and the EU are interested in global stability," he said. As for relations with the EU, then, according to Pashinyan, Armenia cooperates with this structure in the direction of carrying out reforms in the judicial-legal system. To the clarifying question, is it possible to unequivocally say that Armenia has already made its choice in favor of the EAEU, the Prime Minister noted that the RA is a member of the structure. "This is the only economic integration process in which we participate," he said, adding that Armenia could become a bridge between China, Iran, the EU and the Russian Federation. The head of the Armenian Cabinet also shared the formula for resolving misunderstandings. "When everyone is unhappy, everything must be done so that everyone is happy," he said. Pashinyan pointed out the only way to achieve this goal – a compromise. "Understanding each other's interests, and respecting those interests," he concluded.