Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan: ‘Armenia Needs Allies’

YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, ARMENPRESS: Armenia needs allies and the RA President’s visits to Cyprus and Greece is connected with this, according to Major General Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan. He said today at a meeting with journalists that there are a number of states, among them Argentina, Venezuela, which are ready to cooperate with Armenia.

Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan says Azerbaijan spreads intentional propaganda in all over the world and some negative attitude towards Armenia is being formed because of that propaganda; yet Armenia is the country, which liberated its territories by fighting a fair war.

‘This year no any change will be registered in the regulation of the Nagorno Karabakh issue, as the regulation of the issue is connected with not only Armenia and Azerbaijan, but also some geopolitical interests,’ Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan said. He added that geopolitics is being changed gradually, as there appear new ‘players’.

According to Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan, the possibility of a war in the region was reduced drastically after the summit of Astana; however Azerbaijan is increasing its military budget year by year.