Armenia does not see advantages in Russia's military presence in the country, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal.
In his speech to the European Parliament on October 17, Pashinyan mentioned that Armenia is disappointed with the behavior of some of its allies.
When asked what the Collective Security Treaty Organization and Russia should have done differently, the PM said:
“We are not talking about this for the first time and we have talked about the fact that in May 2021 and September 2022, Azerbaijan carried out aggressive actions against Armenia and occupied territories. The Collective Security Treaty and the Charter of the Collective Security Treaty Organization clearly state the actions to be taken when aggression against a member state occurs. What was described did not happen and, of course, it is disappointing for both the Armenian government and the Armenian public.”
“Also, we have a bilateral agreement with Russia in the field of security, and the actions described in that agreement also did not take place, which also raised very serious questions among both the Government and the public,” he said.
“As for the relations with other partners, I will be more honest if I say that these situations, in fact, led us to a decision that we need to diversify our relations in the security sector. And we're trying to do that now.”
