Russia is Armenia's strategic partner, and relations between the countries have long history, President Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview with the Spanish agency EFE.

Speaking about intensive diplomatic activities, namely his recent visit to Paris and a visit to Moscow, the head of the Armenian state noted that each country has its own problems, each country seeks to work closely with its partners, and this cooperation is multilateral.

“Active political dialogue at the highest level is the most effective way and a good message for the rest of the areas. Yes, I was in Brussels almost a week ago, yesterday I returned from a trip to Paris and on Tuesday I will fly to Moscow. I want to add that a visit to the United Arab Emirates and Malta is set for March,” Sargsyan said.

Commenting on relations with Russia, the Armenian leader stressed Russia’s roles as “the main political, economic and military ally of Armenia”. He added that there is no reason to break strong and long relations with Russia.

“On the contrary, we want to strengthen and expand these relations. This is based on our national interests. Our relations with Russia are developing both at the bilateral and multilateral levels. We are members of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and are working in other international organizations.

“We are a small country, so I would not want to exaggerate our role and say that Armenia can become a bridge between the West and Russia. It would be an exaggeration. Therefore, we are constantly working to avoid creating additional problems between Russia and the West. We think that it is dangerous to use disagreements between the parties. In many cases, for small countries, this can be a fatal case. Therefore, we feel more comfortable when the relationship between Russia and NATO, Russia and the West are not tense. This is the most acceptable situation for us,” the Armenian leader emphasized.

Speaking about the relations with the EU and the Eurasian Union, the President noted that there may be contradictions between these two economic and political structures, but as a member of the Eurasian Union, Armenia is at the same time is trying to work with Bruseels.

“Deepening of relations with the EU is one of the priorities of our foreign policy. Every year we improve relations with the EU member states, which also meets our national interests, Sargsyan said.

President said that last week he, together with the president of the European Council Donald Tusk, announced the completion of Armenia-EU talks.

“Everything is ready for signing. We do not see any contradiction in our policy. On the contrary, we are convinced that it is balanced, and none of the documents contain provisions that contradict one another. Why did I start talking about documents? Because I believe that one of the most important duties of the state is the responsibility and ability to protect their actions,” he concluded.