Russian FM last contacted his Armenian counterpart last Nov
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So, when asked to evaluate media forecasts about the intention of the collective West to isolate Russia within its own borders, by cutting off the entire post-Soviet space, and to clarify whether it can be said that Armenia has already been lost, Lavrov noted that he does not undertake to make predictions about Yerevan's further actions.
"I will not make such predictions. We honestly presented all our assessments to the Armenian leadership. They know very well that we remain faithful to our obligations, that we are ready to continue to contribute to the normalization of their relations with Azerbaijan and bring this process to full completion. They know that against the background Our sincere interest in stabilizing the situation and restoring relations between Yerevan and Baku, the European Union and NATO are taking steps to complicate this process," the Russian minister noted.
Lavrov recalled that the Azerbaijani leadership recently protested against some actions and statements, including those related to the expansion of the functions and composition of the EU mission in Armenia. And in this vein, he added that all decisions still remain with the Armenian side.
"We never abandon our agreements. But recently they have not reached out to us. I spoke with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan for the last time in November 2023 at the OSCE ministerial meeting in the Macedonian capital Skopje. We proposed the meeting. They did not talk about it they asked, but I once again confirmed to my colleague Mirzoyan everything that we are talking about now. They know our position. Our ambassador Sergei Kopyrkin regularly reminds us of this position," Lavrov noted.
At the same time, Russia's chief diplomat noted that isolating the Russian Federation within its own borders is considered a "generous" scenario. "There are many scenarios for the decolonization of Russia," the minister concluded.