Political scientist Karen Igityan prohibited from entering Armenia

ArmInfo.  Karen Igityan, a lecturer at the Russian-Armenian University and a political scientist, was banned from entering Armenia. Igityan himself reported  this on his Facebook page. "So, friends, I was banned from entering  Armenia. I was returning to Yerevan from Pyatigorsk, where I  participated in the "Caucasian Dialogue" and spoke about the  radicalism that Turkey is spreading in the Caucasus.

Upon arrival in Armenia, the Border Troops of the National Security  Service announced that I was banned from entering the country. There  are no questions for the NSS and Airport Security Service: they  behaved as correctly and professionally as possible. But there are  questions for the ruling forces in Armenia - rhetorical ones.

What is the reason for the ban? Because I spoke in defense of the  Armenian Apostolic Church in the media? Or because I spoke about the  radicalism that Turkey is spreading?

I have lived and worked in Armenia for the last 16 years. It's a pity  that now I will not see my relatives, fellow teachers, friends and  students. The teachers will understand what is especially upsetting  in this situation: you worry about those guys who were waiting for  our lectures, wanted to write their theses under my supervision.

In any case, this is not the end, but the beginning of a new stage.  We will stay in touch," the political scientist wrote.

This is not the first case when the Armenian authorities have banned  ethnic Armenians from entering the country. Previously, such a fate  was meted out to political scientist Andpanik Hovhannisyan, the head  of the Armenian community of France, Dashnaktsakan Murad Papazyan and  a number of other active members of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" abroad,  who criticize the current Armenian authorities and their political  course.