YEREVAN. – Armenians should build the foreign policy based on the Armenian identity, taking into account that the country is also a Middle Eastern one, expert for Turkish studies Ruben Safrastyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.

“We should not be limited to only borders of the South Caucasus, we should take an active part in political processes ongoing in the Middle East,” he said.

Armenia needs to run a wider policy he said asked about choosing between the EU and the Eurasian union. As a result, Armenia will improve its credit in the international arena and make a choice coming from the national interests.

“At the moment Russia is ensuring the security of the country. Armenia should intensify cooperation with the CSTO, which is the only military support against the external threats. As for the U.S., it has military obligations only to Turkey. At the same time Armenia has no alternative to Russia, the CSTO and the Eurasian Union,” Safrastyan concluded.

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