Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said that relations with Russia are a key element in the foreign policy of Armenia.

"Strengthening the allied, strategic partnership with Russia continues to occupy a pivotal place in Armenia’s foreign policy agenda," he said, recalling that in 2015 the presidents of the two countries held about a dozen meetings in bilateral and multilateral formats, during which "agreements of strategic importance were reached in the political, military and technical, science and education, cultural and other areas," TASS cited the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry as saying.

The Minister also noted that its membership of the Eurasian Economic Union stemmed from Armenia’s strategic interests and opened up new opportunities for the country’s economic development.

In addition, Armenia assumed the chairmanship of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in September 2015.