YEREVAN. – There are no, have not been, and will not be problems in Armenian-Russian relations, Armenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

To the query as to the reason for Russia’s toughened stance in recent times—in terms of the rise in the price of the Russian natural gas being supplied to Armenia—and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan not attending the CSTO summit, Kocharyan said:  

“Armenian-Russian relations are very multilayered, multifaceted, and they continue to be so.”