News - Russia FM: Armenia-NATO dialogue deepening leads to loss of sovereignty in defense sector

The Russian Federation hopes that Armenia is aware of the danger of losing state sovereignty in terms of national defense and security due to the deepening of the dialogue with NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an exclusive interview with TASS on the results of 2023. The Russian FM emphasized that this year Armenia participated in dozens of events with the alliance. According to him, Armenia continues to modernize its armed forces in accordance with NATO standards, and its military personnel conduct training in several countries of the bloc. "We are concerned about this. We have repeatedly brought to the attention of our Armenian counterparts that NATO's actual goal is to strengthen its position in the region and create conditions for manipulation with the scheme of 'divide and rule,’" Lavrov stressed.