There will be no concessions in trade and economic relations with Armenia as long as Nikol Pashinyan is in power, Zatulin stated.
09-09-2026 10:44 Ռուսաստան Politics
tert.am. There will be no concessions in trade and economic relations with Armenia as long as Nikol Pashinyan is in power. This was stated by Konstantin Zatulin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, to НСН.
The Russian authorities may tighten their policy towards Armenia. Possible scenarios include restrictions on exports from Armenia to Russia, the expulsion of a significant number of Armenians living and working in Russia, and limitations on transport communications. Zatulin has commented on how realistic these scenarios are.
«I would not want to call for any expulsion measures like a curse, because they concern people. I can only say that all deteriorations in trade and economic ties are interconnected with the course of the Armenian government, which is preparing to betray former alliances and seal them with our adversaries. Despite periodic meetings, there will be no concessions as long as Mr. Pashinyan is in power.»
Undoubtedly, it is possible to influence Pashinyan's course. Otherwise, he would not be begging for meetings, pretending that relations with Russia will be maintained. Moreover, Mr. Simonian states that they will accept relocants when there is a new mobilization in Russia. Pashinyan himself has stated that he would only be happy if Armenia were removed from the CSTO. After that, demanding that we comply with certain issues can only come from a blackmailer, and we are certainly not subject to blackmail from Armenia,» he declared.
Zatulin also reminded once again that the Prime Minister of Armenia does not intend to hold any referendum on joining the European Union.
«As of today, Pashinyan does not want any referendum. He is not confident about victory. He lost the parliamentary elections, and through manipulations, he managed to promote his candidacy and the majority in parliament. He knows that he falsified the elections. If he were confident about the referendum, he would have held it yesterday. Today, not only joining the European Union but even a visa-free regime with it has «failed,» as already stated by an EU representative the day before,» he concluded.
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