Pashinyan accused the Russian Federation of destabilizing the situation in Armenia

Russian TV channels broadcasting in Armenia interfere in the internal affairs of the country and destabilize the internal political situation. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this. He noted that Moscow’s actions violate the intergovernmental agreement and called on the Russian side to discuss this situation.

Pashinyan also said that Armenia fully supports the territorial integrity of Georgia. Thus, he answered the question: “Is Armenia ready to recognize Abkhazia and Ossetia as occupied territories?”

In August 2008, fighting took place between Georgia, on the one hand, and the Russian Federation and the self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which it supported, on the other. They ended after the signing of a ceasefire agreement. The Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia came under Russian control.

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