YEREVAN. – The forthcoming Vladimir Putin-Serzh Sargsyan talk in Moscow is a meeting that is imposed by the situation, and it will not lead to any drastic change.   

Armenia’s first Human Rights Defender Larisa Alaverdyan noted the aforesaid during a press conference on Tuesday. 

She added that there are matters which are not subject to discussion over the telephone, or by way of the mediators.

Reflecting on Russia’s sale of weapons to Azerbaijan, Alaverdyan specifically stated:

“Russia is an independent state that can sell weapons to [official] Baku, and with this step it says: ‘Defend on your own!’”

Reflecting on the upcoming Moscow talk, ruling Republican Party MP Sukias Avetisyan in turn stated that the Armenian and the Russian presidents will discuss matters linked to the initialing of the Armenia-EU Association Agreement.   

“Up to now, we have spoken about ‘either, or’ and not ‘and, and.’ We have a strategic ally [i.e., Russia] where we have the largest [Armenian] community. On the other hand, we have an opportunity for integration into Europe,” Avetisyan said.   

He added that the initialing of the aforementioned agreement will have neither political nor legal consequences.  

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