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"We are creating conditions for Armenia to move further away from Russia." O'Brien
31 July, 10:37
O'Brien, the US State Department's Deputy Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, spoke about the Armenian-Russian relations and the role of the US in this matter.
"After the loss of Karabakh, the majority of the population of Armenia wants to move further away from Russia. We are creating conditions for it to come to life. An important step will be at the end of this week when several thousand Russian FSB troops will leave Armenia. It is important for several reasons; firstly, they are border guards of the international airport, and smuggling has occurred there since the war. We will see if Russia respects Armenia's sovereign wishes to leave that area," O'Brien said.
