Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova
\naddressed the participants of the first Armenian-Russian media forum in
\nArmenia. She called on them not to respond to provocations, noting that the
\ncommon future of the two brotherly peoples will withstand
\neverything.
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She noted that the attempts to stir up enmity and hatred
\nbetween the two nations by blaming Russia for every misfortune striking
\nArmenia, is unacceptable to them.
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“It is an odious move to “blacklist” First Deputy Chairman
\nof the Committee of the State Duma for the CIS and Relations with Russian
\nNationals Abroad Konstantin Zatulin, editor-in-chief of RT M. Simonyan, expert
\non international affairs Andranik Mihranyan, media proprietor A. Gabrelyanov,
\nas well as to refuse the Chairman of the Russian Association of Friendship and
\nCooperation with Armenia, Viktor Krivopuskov, entry into Armenia in August,
\n2023.
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You know, the fact that our leading media representatives and
\npolitical scientists — who did not violate the law, but merely expressed their
\npersonal opinions — are so “unwelcome” in Armenia, adversely affects the
\ncooperation between Russia and Armenian, especially in the media sector. In
\nfact, what took both the Russian and the Armenian media by surprise, was the
\narrest of Sputnik Armenia radio reporter A. Gevorgyan and blogger M. Badalyan,”
\nZakharova said.
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Zakharova noted that they are concerned about the increase
\nin the number of pro-Western media outlets in Armenia.
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“These media outlets aim is to discredit our country and our
\nrelations. We have been witness to negative reports — often written in an
\naggressive style — which question Russia’s constructive role in the region.
\nRather delicate issues are given close media attention by pro-Western media
\noutlets; this is aimed at arousing public sentiments against Russia.
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Moreover, they do not care a bit about the future of the
\nregion. Their ultimate goal is to cause a rift between the two brotherly
\npeoples, to undermine security and stability merely to weaken Russia’s hold on
\nthe region and to cause utter chaos in the region. In fact, Ukrain’s example
\ncan serve to illustrate this point,” she said.
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