MFA of Russia commented on announcements of US Ambassador to ArmeniaOctober 18, 2018 - 18:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Official representative of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Maria Zakharova commented on the recent announcements of Richard Mills, during a briefing in Moscow. According to Zakharova, the comments of Mills, who will soon complete his diplomatic mission in Armenia, are “interference in the internal affairs of the sovereign country”. “We have heard the announcements of Mills who will soon complete his diplomatic mission in Armenia. US Ambassador stated that the government of his country and the Embassy of US purposefully supported some groups of Armenian society and some government representatives over the past decades. In addition, the ambassador was speaking about interfering in the internal affairs of the sovereign country openly and even with pride. After all, that all was “justified” and required in order to make Armenia a more fair and transparent country”, said Zakharova, according to the official website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Zakharova also added that in his farewell message the ambassador encouraged the Armenian democratic society to “control the activities of the government”; and a measurable part of the additional financial means from US government to Armenia will be dedicated to supporting the development of democratic society in the country. Earlier US Ambassador, Richard Mills announced that US is increasing the levels of support to Armenia. Recently, the US has provided $ 14 million extra external assistance to Armenia in support of Armenia's political transition, and in 2019, the United States intends to allocate more than $ 26 million from the 2018 fiscal year's external assistance, which is $ 20 million more than the initial funding required for Armenia. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |