Russia is not Armenia’s enemy and never will be. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian foreign ministry, stated this in an interview with RIA Novosti.
“Moscow’s harsh reaction to Yerevan’s recent harsh statements is due to the fact that they are based on a fabrication or an attempt to distort the facts. We don’t even pay so much attention to the tone and personal insults, but to the inaccuracy underlying the statements. And that is why the ambassador of Armenia [to Russia] was called to the [Russian] foreign ministry,” Zakharova said on the margins of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia.
According to her, if they respond to the daily rude expressions addressed to them, they can no longer work, but only write protest notes. Secondly, it is not their style to respond to that rudeness.
As per Zakharova, they are beyond these daily arguments and react only in cases when concepts of fundamental importance are falsified.
“It was not Russia that recognized Baku’s rights over Nagorno-Karabakh, but the leadership of Armenia did that; the people of Armenia should decide how to deal with it. However, there is no need to blame and place the responsibility on Russia for the decisions made in Yerevan. There is no need to look for an enemy in the face of Russia. Russia has never been Armenia’s enemy and never will be; it will never happen,” she stressed.
Zakharova added that she understands that there is a great temptation to find culprits when something doesn’t work out or doesn’t go the way it should, but not in this particular case because it can lead to disastrous consequences, which is dangerous for Armenia.
