Russian Foreign Ministry: Armenia takes orientation towards West often to detriment of its own interests

Armenia is taking an orientation towards the West, often to the detriment of its national interests. In particular, this concerns its withdrawal from cooperation with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), deputy head of the IV Department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Masyuk said, Report informs referring to Russian media.

"We feel the destructive influence of Westerners in Armenia. To our deep regret, this South Caucasian republic does not strongly resist these changes and continues to orient itself towards the West, often to the detriment of its national interests. A specific example is Yerevan's withdrawal from cooperation with the CSTO," he noted.