YEREVAN, Aug 24 Former head of Rossotrudnichestvo office In Armenia, Viktor Krivopuskov added to the list of persons undesirable for entry into the republic, according to the telegram channel of the Union of Armenians of Russia.
«The head of the Russian Society for Friendship and Cooperation with Armenia, Viktor Krivopuskov, who arrived early Thursday morning on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow, was not allowed to cross the border at the Zvartnots airport in Yerevan,» the publication says.
The reasons for including the Russian in this the list was not reported.
In 2009-2013, Krivopuskov headed the representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo in Armenia, and also worked as an adviser to the Russian embassy in Yerevan.
In the spring, Sputnik Armenia, citing its sources, said that the list The undesirable persons turned out to be the founder of the Russian holding «News Media» Aram Gabrielyanov. In addition, Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and the RT TV channel, has been banned from entering the republic.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said on March 10 that Moscow is negative about such a ban. According to him, Armenia is a great friend, ally, strategic partner of Russia, the level and nature of bilateral relations oblige to protect bilateral relations from such cases.