Russia is aware of Armenia's willingness to maintain ties with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a meeting with the visiting speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, Alen Simonyan.

"We [i.e.] hear statements from the [Armenian] leadership about the interest in maintaining the current level of ties and cooperation with the Russian Federation. On the other hand, we see how not everyone from the extra-regional countries is happy with this. Our colleagues in the European Union are very actively working in opposite directions," the Russian foreign minister stated.