Russia has repeatedly publicly emphasized the confrontational nature of the EU mission's paramilitary presence in Armenia, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated during the briefing.
Referring to the statement made by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin that EU observers in Armenia are engaged in espionage, Zakharova said that evidence is not needed to understand the "anti-Russian, anti-Azerbaijani and anti-Iranian objectives of the mission".
"Besides destabilizing the political situation and turning the region once again into a center of geopolitical competition, we should not expect anything from similar initiatives of the EU," said Zakharova.
According to her, the opportunities for development of humanitarian contacts, economy, infrastructure, communications and establishment of stability are greatly damaged in this way.
The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry once again reminded Moscow's position: regional issues should be settled by the countries of the region.
