Armenia's relations with Belarus unchanged, says MP

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's relations with Belarus remain unchanged, said Artur Hovhannisyan, Secretary of the ruling Civil Contract party on Friday, October 25.

Hovhannisyan made the remarks when asked about a conversation between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on the sidelines of the BRICS+ summit in Russian city of Kazan.

The Belarusian Telegram channel Pool of the First posted a photo of the two leaders in conversation, though no details about their meeting have been disclosed.

"The President of Belarus attended the BRICS summit. Since the previous order (banning Armenian officials from visiting Belarus – Ed.) nothing has changed in our relations. If we don’t know what was discussed, how can we comment? I repeat, our stance is the same; he was simply present at the summit," Hovhannisyan told a press briefing on Friday, Arka.am reports.

On June 12, Pashinyan said in parliament that he would not visit Belarus as long as Alexander Lukashenko is the country’s president. Pashinyan said that "one of the CSTO leaders" (Lukashenko) had supported preparations for the 44-day war in Artsakh, expressing hope for Azerbaijan's victory.