Prime Minister of Armenia comments on rumors about presence of PMC  Wagner fighters in country

ArmInfo. head of the Armenian government, Nikol Pashinyan, is guided by the statements of  Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding Armenian-Russian  relations, but he is not obliged to follow the comments of other  people and does not do so. Pashinyan himself stated this on September  13 during government hour in the National Assembly of the Republic of  Armenia, answering a question from MP from the <Armenia> opposition  faction Agnessa Hamoyan.

The MP, in particular, pointing out the presence of problems in  Armenian-Russian relations, cited publications in the media according  to which Russia is allegedly preparing a revolution in Armenia with  the involvement of the  PMC Wagner( The Wagner Group officially PMC  Wagner, ed. note).

MP  Hamoyan asked if Pashinyan had any concerns about a possible  revolution in Armenia initiated by Russia.

In response, the RA Prime Minister reminded Putin's statement that  there are no problems in Armenian- Russian relations. As for  publications in the media, law enforcement agencies must respond to  them. "As far as I know, a similar publication published in telegram  channels. The National Security Service, within its competence,  checks the published information," the prime minister noted.   Pashinyan emphasized that a revolution in the country can only be  carried out by the people who have already done it.

Recently, in the mass media, especially pro-government ones, there  are active rumors about the presence of 3,000 PMC Wagner soldiers in  Armenia, who are supposed to carry out a coup with the support of the  local forces.