Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan disagrees that the EU Eastern Partnership program Armenia is member of, aims to reduce Russia’s influence in post-Soviet countries.

“I don’t think that the program is aimed at weakening Russia’s positions. We cooperate both with NATO and EU, and these processes do not oppose a third party. Similarly, our strategic relations with Russia do not oppose the EU,” Sargsyan emphasized in an interview with Russian Kommersant paper.

Sargsyan further noted that Armenia’s strategic partner Russia is aware of all cooperation programs Armenia joins, be it EU, NATO, U.S., Iran, China or Georgia.

“Russia understands this. We have few options to develop our partner ties due to our geopolitical situation and problems with neighbors,” Sargsyan mentioned.