[HIGHLIGHTS] The Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia called dependence on Russia a strategic mistake

Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan considers Armenia’s strong dependence on Russia since 1991 a “strategic mistake” The politician stated this in an interview with public television of Armenia. Russian Ambassador to Yerevan Sergei Kopyrkin said that talk about diversifying Armenia's foreign and defense policy is perceived as distancing itself from Russia.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov reported that statements about “pressure” on Armenia are not true.