Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterated on Thursday that Armenia is not an ally of Russia on the issue of Ukraine.

Speaking at a press briefing after the Cabinet meeting, Pashinyan was asked to comment on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Yerevan for the EPC Summit on May 4 and the criticism surrounding it.

“As for the visit of the President of Ukraine, I have previously made statements on this topic. We have sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine, and I have said that on the issue of Ukraine we are not allies with Russia,” Pashinyan said.

The Prime Minister stressed that the Alma-Ata Declaration is of fundamental importance for Armenia, and that Yerevan is also building the peace process with Azerbaijan on that basis.

The Alma-Ata Declaration is a key political document signed in 1991 at the time of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It confirmed the independence of former Soviet republics and stipulated that administrative borders from the Soviet era would become international borders.

“You know how important and fundamental the Alma-Ata Declaration is for us, and we rely on that declaration and build peace with Azerbaijan on that basis. This is our principled position,” the Prime Minister noted.