“Therefore, from the perspective of building relations, the visit had a negative effect,” he told ARKA news agency.
However, Mikaelyan thinks that assessments of Pashinyan’s visit are mixed: on the one hand, the lack of new economic initiatives and increased risks for bilateral relations and the country’s strategic balance; on the other, the strengthening of his pre-election position and the rise of anti-Russian sentiment in Armenia.
“If we speak, for example, from a pre-election perspective, Pashinyan certainly won because he sparked a new wave of anti-Russian sentiment,” the expert noted.
On April 1, Pashinyan paid a one-day working visit to the Russian capital, during which he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Prime Minister called his visit to Moscow a very successful one.
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