Kremlin commented on protests in Armenia

ARMINFO
Armenia – May 5 2022
Marianna Mkrtchyan

ArmInfo.What is happening in Armenia is an internal affair of the country, but Moscow is interested in resolving the situation as soon as possible. This was  announced to journalists on Thursday by press secretary of the  President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, TASS reports.

"This is entirely and completely an internal affair of Armenia," a  Kremlin spokesman said, referring to opposition rallies in Armenia.

He stressed that Yerevan is an ally of Moscow. "Armenia is our ally,  it is our partner in several very important integration formats for  us, Armenia is our great friend," Peskov said.

"Therefore, of course, we are interested in seeing this period end in  Armenia as soon as possible and a period of stability begin again,  which will allow us to gradually move towards the implementation of  those trilateral agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh, which were finalized  with the participation of the President of Russia, as well as in  general in terms of the development of our bilateral relations," the  Kremlin spokesman said.

Since May 1, a tent city of opposition forces has been set up on  France Square, demanding the resignation of Pashinyan and his team.  The activists of the movement have been spending the fourth night on  the street, and in the morning blocking the streets throughout the  city. On May 3 and 4, regional roads were also blocked.

Today, members of the Movement are also blocking the roads of the  capital and regions throughout the day. Thus, the fourth day the city  is in a transport collapse. It is worth noting that the police use  disproportionate force against peaceful protesters.