Pashinyan pointed to Armenia's desire to have friendly relations with Russia

Armenia wants to have friendly relations with Russia based on mutual respect. This was announced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on July 16.

"Armenia wants to have normal friendly relations with Russia based on mutual respect," Pashinyan said at a press conference, as quoted by Sputnik Armenia.

The Armenian Prime Minister added that Yerevan is not looking for a conflict with Moscow. According to Pashinyan, he has open and sincere relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

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In March, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was ready to develop relations with Armenia in every possible way. According to him, Armenia is a friendly and sovereign state with which the Russian Federation has a lot in common.