Armenia's consistent and transparent policy produces results - defense minister
Armenia is a vivid example of a state that makes use of opportunities provided by the polycentric world, Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan stated today during remarks made at the 7th International Security Conference in Moscow.
"Since the first day of its independence, we have been hearing calls to make geopolitical choice based on "either, or" principle. This has been numerously voiced by local and international experts, representatives of the parliament, delegates of number of countries who tried hard to pay dividends out of ostensible hatred toward various power centers," Sargsyan noted.
In the minister's words, Armenia's approach is based on the idea that any stance on a certain process, especially in relations with other states, should be grounded on mutual and deep respect, and the attitude rooted in common history and system of values, while politics is built around them. The minister namely outlined the security matters as a priority in those relations.
"Armenia undoubtedly exerts serious efforts to show to its partners and allies, first of all our strategic ally Russia, that our policy is constructed not in the field of confrontation among regional and global players, but quite the opposite, at the center of the clash of their interests," Sargsyan said, adding the cooperation with all centers of polycentric world enables Armenia to produce consistent and transparent results.