Moscow does not expect any radical changes in Armenia’s foreign policy after elections to the parliament, the National Assembly, due this April, despite the country’s switch to the parliamentary form of government, Russia’s Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Volynkin said in an interview with .
“We consider that the elections scheduled for April 2, 2017 are rather interesting as Armenia is switching to the parliamentary form of government,” the ambassador said. “Under the country’s new Election Code, the opposition should occupy not less than one third of seats in the National Assembly.”
“At the same time, an important moment is the guarantee of a “stable majority” in the country’s parliament that should ensure continuity of the political process in Armenia,” the diplomat said. “Taking into consideration these facts, we see no solid reasons for Yerevan to change its foreign policy line radically,” he said.