Russia says not interfering in Armenia's "domestic affairs"March 4, 2021 - 17:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia does not interfere in the "domestic affairs" of Armenia, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, told a briefing on Thursday, March 4. "Our position – non-interference in domestic affairs – is balanced, clear and unambiguous, which we maintain both in our relations with the outside world and in our foreign policy aimed at building relations with individual countries, states, international organizations," Zakharova said. Asked whether Russia could become a mediator for the settlement of the situation in Armenia, Zakharova noted that whatever is happening in the country is "the internal affair of a sovereign state." “There are various political assessments, but our position remains unchanged,” she added. Armenia is facing a serious political crisis after the country's top military brass demanded Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. The PM, claimed, however, that he had already dismissed the chief of the Army General Staff Onik Hasparyan and his deputy, Khachatryan. On March 2, President Sarkissian decided to not sign the draft decree on Gasparyan's dismissal, but file an application with the Constitutional Court to determine whether the law "On Military Service and Status of Military Servant" from November 15, 2017 complies with the Armenian Constitution. The General Staff said Wednesday Gasparyan will hold his post until the application filed by the President is being processed by the Constitutional Court within eight days. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |