ArmInfo.Official Yerevan commented on the report of the Russian Foreign Ministry "On the situation with the glorification of Nazism, the spread of neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to the escalation of modern forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance".
Thus, on May 21, during a briefing in Yerevan, Spokeswoman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Anna Naghdalyan, referring to the report, said in particular: "We are familiar with this report and would like to stress, that, first, about 600 thousand Armenians took part in the Great Patriotic War , and about 300 thousand did not return from this war. A lot of Armenians were heroes of the Soviet Union. However, we should not forget that Armenia also fought for its independent existence with the Turks and the Caucasian Tatars and respects its heroes who fought in these battles. Thirdly, I would like to note that Armenia's approach to the principles of international law is a complex one. Being a democratic country where human rights are respected, we have legal regulations restricting the spread of any racist and xenophobic manifestations in the country. Fourth, Armenia is struggling with xenophobia and neo-Nazism, since it knows firsthand about the threats that they carry because our country suffered a lot because of such manifestations. Lastly, Armenia fights against any manifestations of neo-Nazism in all international platforms. "
To note, the report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia for the part of Armenia notes that "there have been no clear attempts to rehabilitate Nazism, no bursts of neo-Nazi sentiment in Armenia." The authors of the report, in particular, note that the former ruling Republican Party of Armenia has taken steps to perpetuate the memory of "such an ambiguous nationalist political figure like Garegin Nzhdeh, in respect of whom there is information about cooperation with the Third Reich."