MP: Russia concerned about political processes in Armenia

MP: Russia concerned about political processes in Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - The snap elections to the Armenian parliament in 2021 did not provide answers to all questions and did not overcome a serious domestic political crisis in the country, Russian politician, State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin said Monday, January 24.

His comments came after Armenian President Armen Sarkissian rendered his resignation the day before, Sputnik Armenia reports.

"Everyone understands that his role is at best like that of the Queen of England with much less reason to interfere in decision-making. This resignation has been long overdue. One can only be surprised that it happened so late,” says Zatulin.

According to the Russian politician, the significance of President Sarkissian's statement is that it really describes the situation in Armenia.

“It would be better if Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the time took full responsibility for the results of the war and announced his resignation. This would create grounds for the renewal of the political field of Armenia. He did not do this, he preferred to hold on to power and continues to hold on to it. We see that this political regime has fewer and fewer arguments in its favor. This problem worries us very seriously in Russia, because it affects Russian-Armenian relations, and the attitude of Armenians towards Russia, and most importantly, the capacity of Armenia as an ally,” Zatulin added.

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