The Prime Minister said the core issue was Armenia’s decision to build alternative partnerships after decades of relying on a limited number of strategic relationships. Previously, Armenia did not have alternatives, including in political and economic terms,” he said. Pashinyan noted that Armenia has signed strategic partnership documents with China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and other countries, whereas in the past it had far fewer strategic partners. According to him, Russia views this diversification as problematic because it expects relationships to be exclusive. This is a legitimate position,” Pashinyan said.