Yerevan-Washington relations may harm Armenian-Russian ties - Russian ambassador to Armenia

YEREVAN. March 29 (Interfax) - The United States considers relations with Armenia in the context of confrontation with Russia, Russian Ambassador in Yerevan Sergei Kopyrkin said.

"Unfortunately, our relations are becoming the object of broader confrontation, and the United States is not hiding this. They are openly saying they consider relations with Armenia in the context of confrontation with Russia and Iran, in particular," Kopyrkin said in an interview with the website 24News.

This is very dangerous and may inflict real damage on Armenian-Russian relations "if there is not enough political will on the Armenian side to defend the whole range of our relations, which are very important to the general public," he said.