Go to media bankMOSCOW, Oct 26The issues arising in Russian-Armenian relations are not «irreversible», meetings and conferences at various levels are aimed at their solution, Konstantin Zatulin, the first deputy head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, told RIA Novosti, who was previously banned from entering Armenia. The Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Time) newspaper, affiliated with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, reported that Zatulin was banned from entering Armenia and that he «is now considered persona non grata» in the republic. The publication claims that the Russian MP in his public interviews «repeatedly accused the Armenian authorities of defeat in the 44-day war», stated that Pashinyan should leave his post, claimed that the Armenian authorities were driving a wedge into the Armenian-Russian relations.
Yesterday, 13:39 Zatulin announced a ban on entry into Armenia In Armenia, as Zatulin said, a meeting of the «Lazarev Club» on the topic «Historical past and present of Russian-Armenian relations» will be held one of these days. The day before, the politician learned that his person was declared undesirable in the republic. Answering a question about the development of bilateral relations, he said that he did not consider what is happening today in Russian-Armenian relations «irreversible.» So, he noted, meetings of representatives of the two countries, as well as heads of state, are also aimed at developing contacts. Earlier, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan told reporters that Pashinyan could go to Sochi on October 31 to participate in a meeting with the leaders of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov confirmed that a trilateral meeting is being prepared, the time and place will be orientated later. holding the Club, that such a discussion, drawing attention to this, will cool the ardor of those who are in Armenia today — not only the government, but also the forces supporting it, I mean bloggers who feed on Western grants in Armenia, in touch with the American embassy, embassies of Western countries <…> — everyone will come to their senses and simply weigh what they are changing for,» Zatulin said. 10Simonyan said that Armenia banned her from entering the country
