BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 21. Armenia is attempting to shift the blame for its own mistakes and strategic miscalculations onto Russia, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at a briefing, TurkicWorld reports.
Zakharova made the statement, commenting on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's claim that “Armenia is sabotaging the November 10 trilateral agreements."
“We have observed the Armenian Foreign Ministry's reaction to FM Lavrov's statement. This is another example of Armenia crying wolf, pointing fingers at others, especially Russia, for its own blunders and tactical misjudgments,” the spokesperson said.
She reminded the Armenian side of point nine of the trilateral statement issued on November 10, 2020.
“Much of the work to open communications has stalled due to Armenia's stance on border control issues. Armenia has refused to allow the Russian Federal Security Service to manage transport communications through the Zangezur corridor and has effectively frozen its participation in the working group,” Zakharova noted.
To recall, on August 19, FM Lavrov commented on Russian television that the Armenian government was sabotaging the peace deal with Azerbaijan.
“We advocate for the swift conclusion of a peace agreement and the unblocking of communications,” Lavrov stated.
He emphasized that the Armenian leadership is obstructing the agreement, which was signed by Prime Minister Pashinyan.
“It is difficult to understand the rationale behind such a position,” Lavrov added.
