Sargsyan: Russia has never played such role for Armenia as Turkey for Azerbaijan
YEREVAN, April 8. /ARKA/. Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian president, said an interview with Germany's Deutsche Welle that Russia had never played such a role for Armenia as Turkey for Azerbaijan.
He said he has never stated that Russia is a patron to Armenia and that any country was or can be its patron.
In his words, there was no any pressure from Russia for Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union.
«We were guided by economic reasonability,» he said. «Russia is our main market and our biggest trade partner. We receive energy and other resources from Russia. Russia offered very beneficial conditions to us providing a 30-percent discount for its goods. My principle is to make decisions that can be put into reality.» --0----
He said he has never stated that Russia is a patron to Armenia and that any country was or can be its patron.
In his words, there was no any pressure from Russia for Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union.
«We were guided by economic reasonability,» he said. «Russia is our main market and our biggest trade partner. We receive energy and other resources from Russia. Russia offered very beneficial conditions to us providing a 30-percent discount for its goods. My principle is to make decisions that can be put into reality.» --0----