Kocharyan: Russian military presence in Armenia ‘restraining factor’ in case of building road corridor to Nakhichevan

In an exclusive interview with RBC TV, second President Robert Kocharyan shared his concerns over the continuing crisis along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, addressing the plans for launching a road corridor connecting the country with Nakhichevan.

The former president predicted real chances for the scenario in case of no government change after upcoming elections,  highlighting at the same time Russia’s military presence in Armenia and the availability of a bilateral agreement as a "serious restraint under such circumstances".

“I don’t expect too much from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO); I say it in public. Our authorities, unfortunately, did everything possible to shadow our relations with the CSTO,” he said, citing the criminal case against Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov, the Organization’s former Secretary-General.