Friday, April 20 2018 23:07

ArmInfo. Citizens of Armenia who live abroad, of course, also have the right to express their position on the events taking place in the country. Nevertheless, I  do not think that the invasion of Armenian diplomatic missions,  obstruction of their work, attempts to discredit their homeland can  be considered a manifestation of patriotism.

" This was stated in the interview to the newspaper Aravot by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandyan, answering the question  about the attitude of the RA Foreign Minister to organizing rallies  in front of the Armenian embassies in several countries of the world.

According to Nalbandian, for the expression of opinion there are  civilized methods. The Foreign Minister stressed that international  structures and partner countries are well informed about what is  happening in Armenia, as, first of all, reforms were implemented in  Armenia to strengthen democracy and, secondly, thanks to cooperation  with them. What has been done in this direction, especially over the  past 10 years, leaves no doubt that the progress recorded in the  country in the field of protecting fundamental freedoms is stable and  irrevocable. As a result of this cooperation, Edward Nalbandian  continued, the constitutional reforms and the parliamentary elections  held last year were awarded by international structures, mostly  positive assessment. Also, as a result of cooperation, Armenia made a  transition to a parliamentary system of government.

As the RA FM noted, rallies and processions taking place in the  country could not be imagined without the implementation of  consistent reforms in recent years. "Maybe, it is not worthwhile to  draw parallels, nevertheless, who are those countries in which  tolerance can be observed to impede the free movement of citizens for  a long time, attempts to invade educational, state institutions and  other structures, disrupt their work, damage public and private  property, violation of public order, etc. Obviously, the actions of  law enforcement bodies these days were not that proportionate, and in  many cases more than restrained, "said Edward Nalbandian.

As for the reaction of the international media, it was rather  discussed. And this is natural. The events taking place in Armenia,  Immediately and unhindered, they are distributed through local and  international news agencies. This is also an important indicator. <Or  take the free activity of the Internet and social networks, the  existence of an active civil society in Armenia, which has been  formed over the past few years. All this became possible due to the  consistent policy of Armenia, which was repeatedly awarded high marks  by our international partners," RA FM said.