Today We Have a Partner That Supports Us in Every Way - Russia: Alen Simonyan

Today we have a partner that supports us in every way - and that is Russia. I can also mention the support from France and the USA,” said the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan during a press briefing.

He expressed confidence that the three great powers understand that Armenia is currently a gate against international terrorism.

In response to the question of why Armenia has not yet appealed to the CSTO, Alen Simonyan noted that one must first be confident that the organization's actions will be sufficient for an appropriate response. “Decisions in the CSTO are made based on a consensus logic. When we see that there are already irrefutable facts that will be hard to challenge... This step will be taken when it receives an unequivocally positive response. Today we do not need to appeal to the CSTO, but I assure you that in the case of threats to the borders of Armenia, our allies will not allow the situation to escalate significantly,” emphasized the Vice Speaker, adding that he cannot disclose many details at this time.