Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, sarcastically commented on Armenia’s desire to develop relations with the European Union while maintaining the membership of the Eurasian Economic Union.
On the air of the Sputnik radio station, he compared that situation to a passenger who, after registering for one flight, suddenly announces that he intends to fly in a completely different direction.
“Imagine an airport, a waiting room, a connecting flight. The passengers went through all the necessary procedures: examination, border and customs inspection. And here boarding is announced, and one of the passengers says: you know, I don’t need point B, but probably closer to point C,” said Zakharova.
According to him, it is no longer about the attempt to “sit on two chairs”, but about the desire to combine mutually exclusive directions of integration.
Zakharova emphasized that changing the course of foreign policy is the sovereign right of any state, but specific procedures and mechanisms exist for this.
“If you want to get to point B from point B, it’s possible, it’s called transit. But it has its own logic. When you sign up for Point B, you arrive there, say goodbye to everyone, and move on. It is an open choice. If you want to change your choice, please, there is a civilized way for that,” explained the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
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