In the written statement made by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was stated that Armenian “political elites” have recently questioned bilateral relations with Russia and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) relations.
The statement stated that Armenia also questioned the validity of the tripartite agreements reached with Russia for the normalization of relations with Azerbaijan and included the following statements:
“THE LAST DAYS HAVE TAKE A SERIES OF UNFRIENDLY STEPS”
“In this context, the Armenian administration initiated the ratification process of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Armenian Prime Minister’s wife Anna Hakobyan went to Kiev to deliver humanitarian aid to the Nazi regime in Kiev, and the Armenian territory with the participation of the USA It has taken a number of unfriendly steps in recent days regarding the organization of military exercises.”
MOSCOW AMBASSADOR VAGHARSHAK HARUTYUNYAN SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN OF RUSSIA
In the statement, it was stated that Armenia’s Ambassador to Moscow, Vagharshak Harutyunyan, was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for these reasons, and the following was noted:
“A harsh presentation was made to him and a note of protest was conveyed. In the note, it was pointed out that the unacceptable statements of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, against the Spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Mariya Zakharova, and the Russian Foreign Ministry as a whole, made on September 6.”
The statement emphasized that Moscow “assumes” that Russia and Armenia will remain allies and that bilateral agreements will be fully implemented. (AA)