MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS/. The West is using Armenia as a tool in its geopolitical struggle in its confrontation with Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said in an interview with TASS.
"Recently, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan noted in an interview that Armenia's position does not imply harming Russia's interests. Nevertheless, we see that Yerevan is accelerating its military-political and economic rapprochement with Western countries and associations. We have repeatedly told our Armenian partners that for the West - and they have no longer hidden this - Armenia is a tool in its geopolitical struggle in its confrontation with Moscow," he said.
According to Galuzin, Yerevan is aware of Moscow's fundamental assessments regarding the incompatibility of joining the EU with membership in the Eurasian Economic Union. He stressed that if Yerevan were to switch to the regulatory framework of another integration association, it would be unable to ensure compliance with the EAEU's norms and regulations, which would entail corresponding consequences.
"We expect the republic to proceed from a pragmatic approach: high growth rates in the Armenian economy, low inflation, a strong national currency, and a vast market for Armenian products—all of which are guaranteed by cooperation with Russia and within the EAEU," the deputy minister stated.
