MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Russia regularly hears peculiar statements about mythical "attacks from the north" against Armenia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated as he opened the talks with the Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, in Moscow.
The top Russian diplomat noted that Moscow sees Yerevan as an ally and strategic partner and is interested in Armenia being a strong, self-sufficient country.
TASS has compiled the key statements by the foreign minister.
The European Union constantly presents post-Soviet countries with "us vs. them" rhetoric: "This is their logic, which has been applied in the post-Soviet space for more than 20 years now."
Membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) cannot be compatible with joining the European Union (EU), but Russia will "fully respect" Armenia’s choice: "You know our position. It is not driven by any ideological motives, but flows from realities."
