Pashinyan not to attend Putin's inauguration

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will not attend the inauguration ceremony of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Armenian parliament speaker revealed.

“No, he won’t,” Alen Simonyan told reporters on Monday.

Putin's inauguration is scheduled for May 7.

Asked whether Pashinyan plans to attend the EAEU summit in Moscow in May, Simonyan said: "Armenia is presiding over the EAEU and I think we should participate in the meeting. According to my information, Pashinyan will not attend Putin's inauguration. On May 7, the prime minister will hold a press conference, you can address all the questions to him.”