Envoy: Putin did not congratulate Armenia's Pashinyan due to protocolDecember 18, 2018 - 17:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin has said that acting Prime Minister Nikolay Pashinyan did not receive congratulations from Russian President Vladimir Putin following theDecember 9 snap elections to the National Assembly "due to the protocol”. Such congratulations are not accepted in the interstate protocol, the ambassador said. "Congratulations are usually sent when there is an appointment. We are paying close attention to this issue," Kopyrkin was quoted as saying on Tuesday, December 18. He said "the essence of the situation was well expressed by Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova, who said that the Russian side is determined to continue the most constructive cooperation with the new authorities of the country, the parliament, the government in order to develop relations." However, what the ambassador says contradicts the reality. While Putin did not congratulate Pashinyan for a landslide victory in elections, he did salute the head of the Republican Party of Armenia, third President Serzh Sargsyan the very next day of elections to the National Assembly in 2017. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |