  Yerevan summons Russian envoy over anti-Pashinyan TV program October 25, 2023 - 12:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin was summoned to the Armenian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, October 24 after Russia’s state-run television channel Channel One aired a program during which “offensive and completely unacceptable statements were made against high-ranking officials of” Armenia, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reports. “During the meeting, the ambassador was handed a note of protest.” Then on October 23, Channel One aired an hour-long program titled “Nikol Pashinyan: The Bearer of Calamity,” in which Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Security Council Chief Armen Grigoryan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan were labeled as “Soros agents,” referring to the American billionaire George Soros.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
