https://arka.am-YEREVAN, March 26. /ARKA/. Now Russia has a rather difficult period in its relations with friendly, fraternal, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“It (Armenia( is even more than fraternal, because we have even more Armenians living here than in Armenia itself. And by the way, the economic activity of these Armenians, citizens of the Russian Federation, still contributes a very large percentage in the total budget of Armenia. People transfer money there, about several billion dollars a year…,” Peskov said in an interview with AiF.
At the same time, he noted that the Caucasus region, unfortunately, attracts the attention of various extra-regional forces.
“We are convinced that the participation of these forces should be severely limited, for they are not capable of bringing stability and prosperity there. Therefore, we hope that the political will to continue the development of our relations will prevail in Yerevan and we will successfully pass through this difficult period,” Peskov said.