Armenia Summons Russian Ambassador To Protest 'Insulting Statements' In TV Broadcast

Armenia has summoned the Russian ambassador to protest "insulting statements" made against Armenian officials during a Russian television broadcast. The Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on October 24 that it had protested "the broadcast of a program on the Russian state outlet Channel One, during which insulting and totally unacceptable statements were made against high-ranking Armenian officials." The name of the program wasn’t specified, but, on October 23, Channel One aired a program criticizing Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian for his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan and his aims to become closer to the West. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Armenian Service, click here.