The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commented on the recent events in Armenia, calling them “internal affairs” of the country. RIA Novosti reports.
The agency's interlocutor from the Russian Foreign Ministry refrained from further comments.
On February 25, the Armenian armed forces demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government. A special statement of the General Staff was signed by all the leadership, including Chief Onik Gasparyan, as well as the commanders of large military formations and the heads of all departments. Following this, Pashinyan dismissed Gasparyan and called the incident an attempt at a military coup.
Protests demanding Pashinyan to leave his post have continued in Armenia since the end of the military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. The opposition forces accuse the prime minister of betraying the national interests of the country; they have created a political movement “For the salvation of the homeland”, which included representatives of 17 parties and organizations. Pashinyan himself said that he was clean before the people.
