Minister-Counselor of Russian Embassy to Armenia: Russia is a  sovereign state and it can decide itself with whom to develop  cooperation

ArmInfo. Russia values its partners and allies, Minister- Counselor of Russian Embassy to Armenia Andrey Ivanov told ArmInfo's correspondent commenting on  Turkish President's chief advisor Yalcin Topcu's statement that Russia needs to revise its policy regarding Armenia. 

"Unfortunately, I am not familiar with this statement so I can not  professionally comment on it. But I would like to emphasize that  Russia and Armenia are strategic partners and allies. We value our  partners and allies and respect and trust them that is why such talks  are wrongful", Ivanov noted. He also stressed that Russia is a  sovereign state and it can decide itself with whom to develop  cooperation. 

To note, on November 21 Yalcin Topcu, Turkish President Recep Tayyip  Erdogan's chief advisor told reporters: "If a great country like  Russia stops supporting Armenia, which is a terrorist and invading  country, and stands by the right side in the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict, then Russia will have won the hearts of 1.7 billion  population of the Islamic world".  Topcu expressed hope that in the  coming days Russia will take steps leading Azerbaijani children to  return to the lands of their fathers and mothers and occupation will  finish.