I See No Advantage to the Continued Presence of Russian Military Bases, Says Nikol Pashinyan to WSJ

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in an interview with the American Wall Street Journal that he sees no advantage to the continued presence of Russian military bases. According to excerpts from the interview, he mentioned that Yerevan is looking for new partners, as Russia has "failed to fulfill its allied obligations."

Pashinyan noted that the recent events in Artsakh led to the decision to diversify security sector relations for Armenia.

It is worth mentioning that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan recently gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal, the article of which will be published soon. The full video of the interview will be broadcast on the Prime Minister's Facebook page and the official Youtube channel of the government tonight at 22:10.

During the interview, the Prime Minister touched on the "Peace Crossroads" project, the forced displacement of over 100,000 of our compatriots due to Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing policy in Artsakh, processes taking place in the region, and other issues.