Vahe Sargsyan: spy scandal aimed to attract attention to GeorgiaNovember 6, 2010 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia can be accused of discriminating the Armenian community of Javakhk or appropriation of Armenian historical monuments but the arrests of Ajarian businessmen Armen Gevorgyan and Ruben Shikoyan is not an ethnic issue, according to an expert of Mitq analytical center. “The incident is nothing but a result of anti-Russian policy. Arrests on the threshold of the OSCE and NATO summits are not accidental and aimed to set the international community against Russia,” Vahe Sargsyan told journalists on November 6. He also noted that the detained Armenians are citizens of the Russian Federation and Armenia will be unable to interfere. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |