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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that during his latest phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, they agreed that he would travel to Moscow after the June 7 elections in Armenia to hold a meeting and discuss current affairs.
“The President of Russia called on June 1 to congratulate me on my birthday,” he said at a campaign event in Martuni, Gegharkunik Province. “But we also had a practical discussion, and we agreed that after the elections I would visit again, we would meet, and resolve all ongoing issues,” Pashinyan said, referring to the situation surrounding Armenia within the Eurasian Economic Union and developments in Armenia–Russia relations in that context.
Pashinyan accused opposition leaders of attempting to create tensions in Armenia–Russia relations. He again referred to former President Robert Kocharyan, the leader of the Armenia Alliance, as well as Strong Armenia Alliance leader and business magnate Samvel Karapetyan, and Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan as the “tripartite war party.”
“The ‘tripartite war party’ had set a goal for us to enter into conflict with our Russian partners. I have also told our Russian partners that we will not fight with you, we will not argue with you, we will not engage in verbal disputes; we will calmly and patiently defend our positions. We will not act against the interests of the Russian Federation, but we will also not act against our own interests,” Pashinyan said.