BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 1. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said that there are a number of reasons why the Russian Federation cannot be a key partner of the republic in the defense and military-technical spheres, Trend reports.
According to the head of government, Armenia needs to understand with whom it can really maintain military-technical and defense relations.
“Previously, 95-97% of our relations in the defense sector were with the Russian Federation, now this cannot be for both objective and subjective reasons," he said.
Pashinyan said that he had not noticed any advantages in the presence of Russian military bases on Armenian territory.
He indicated that Yerevan is looking for new partners, since Moscow “failed to fulfill its allied obligations.” As the Prime Minister noted, the events in Karabakh led Armenia to search for new partners in the field of defense.
Earlier, Pashinyan said that Russia took money from Armenia for weapons, but did not supply them.