Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin was summoned to the republic's Foreign Ministry, the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported. The diplomat was handed a note of protest.
In connection with the release of the Vesti of the Week program on the All-Russian State TV Channel of the Russian Federation on January 12, "during which artificially generated narratives directed against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia were voiced, the ambassador was summoned to the Armenian Foreign Ministry on January 15," the ministry said.
In this broadcast, presenter Dmitry Kiselyov commented on the dispute between Baku and Yerevan about the Zangezur corridor, as well as Armenia's desire for the European Union. The economic advantages that Armenia receives as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union were also mentioned. There was also a statement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk that membership in the EAEU and EU incompatible.
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