The Russian side is extremely regretful about Armenia's participation in the NATO summit in Washington, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told RIA Novosti.
"Speaking about the security sphere, I would like to emphasize that Armenia remains a member of the CSTO and is a party to numerous bilateral agreements in the military and military-technical spheres," he noted.
"Instead of a constructive approach to discussing Yerevan's concerns, they have unfortunately chosen a different path," the Russian deputy foreign minister said.
"Armenia prefers to strengthen cooperation with NATO or individual members of the alliance, especially in terms of implementing NATO standards, purchasing weapons, or conducting joint combat training activities, not to mention participation in the summit of this military-political bloc taking place in Washington these days. All this can cause nothing but extreme regret," he said.
According to Galuzin, "by deepening cooperation at such a pace with those whose goal is the "strategic defeat" of Russia, Yerevan risks seriously destabilizing the situation in the South Caucasus to the detriment, including its own security."
"In my opinion, the unrealism of attempts to "sit on two chairs", even in another - economic sphere, was made very clear by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexei Overchuk in his speech at the "Primakov Readings" forum in Moscow at the end of last month, speaking about Yerevan's European aspirations in connection with its obligations in the EAEU," Galuzin concluded.
