Nikol Pashinyan: The relations between Yerevan and Moscow will  change, but for the better

ArmInfo. After the changes and the political crisis, Armenia's foreign policy strategy will not change, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with  Rossiya 24.

According to the head of the Armenian government, it is inappropriate  to draw parallels between the Armenian revolution and other  revolutions, since in those processes there were specific  geopolitical issues and foreign policy issues, and in the case of  Armenia, the popular movement did not have foreign policy agenda.  "This was an internal political process connected with the solution  of internal problems," he said, stressing that after the changes the  foreign policy strategy of Armenia does not actually change and will  not change.

Responding to the journalist's comment that there are fears in Moscow  that there will be changes in the relations between Armenia and  Russia, Pashinyan said in particular: "The relations between Yerevan  and Moscow will change, but for the better that there are fears in  Moscow, and I think that after our talks, after these meetings, these  concerns will not be and in the Armenian-Russian relations everything  will change for the better. "

Nikol Pashinyan understands that many can say that the  Armenian-Russian relations are already good and there is nothing to  change. Nevertheless, according to the prime minister, there is a  very great potential here, both economically and politically. "And I  think that the relations between Armenia and Russia will develop very  well," he assured.

These fears, as the Russian journalist said, were due to the fact  that during his time in parliament his party proved itself to be the  most pro-European, pro-Western, to which the Prime Minister of  Armenia replied: "I think this is an incorrect interpretation,  because I always , always said that I'm not pro-Western, not pro-  Russian, not pro-American, not pro-Georgian, not pro-Georgian, but  pro-Armenian politician. "

At the same time, as Pashinyan emphasized, at the moment he is not  representing any party, and the Armenian people and the popular  movement that took place in April in Armenia did not raise any  foreign policy issues. "This was not the position of a separate  party, or of a separate political figure, but the position of the  entire Armenian people, and this is very important," he said, adding  that all his preferences are related to the interests of the Armenian  people. As Nikol Pashinyan noted, Yerevan is going to discuss all  issues and problems with its partner countries in the spirit of  dialogue, strategic partnership and allied relations.

The day before, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that  Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan will hold talks in Sochi on May 14.