The RA foreign office disagrees with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze, who said that longer-term Russian military presence poses a threat to Armenia’s security, Tigran Balayan, Spokesman of the RA foreign office, told the Mediamax News Agency. The information was spread by Azeri mass media.

The Armenian leaders have repeatedly stated Armenia’s official position on the Russian military base’s presence in Armenia, Balayan said. “We consider the Azeri mass media’s information is, by tradition, partially distorted. In any case, no official representing any state has the right to interfere in our domestic affairs or make comments on issues of our security. Today the Armenian and Georgian Foreign Minister are holding a telephone conversation,” Balayan said.