Armenia expresses disappointment with Russia

Armenia, a former Soviet republic bordering Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey, has long relied on Russia as a key ally. Russia currently has a military base in Gyumri, about 90 kilometers northwest of Armenia's capital.

Relations between Russia and Armenia have deteriorated in recent years. Prime Minister Pashinyan said Russia had let Armenia down after failing to stop Azerbaijan from launching a lightning campaign last year to seize control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, forcing ethnic Armenians living there to flee.

Russia has countered that Prime Minister Pashinyan's failure to manage complex rivalries in the South Caucasus is behind the downfall of ethnic Armenian armed groups in Karabakh, and warned that the West is trying to drive a wedge between Yerevan and Moscow.

Meanwhile, Azerbaijan accused France of sowing the seeds of a new conflict by supplying arms to Armenia.

Prime Minister Pashinyan discussed cooperation last month with Javier Colomina, the NATO Secretary General's special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia.

Location of Nagorno-Karabakh region. Graphic: France 24

Vu Hoang (According to AFP )

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