Mirzoyan`s request for assistance from Brussels to "help counter Russian  propaganda" ahead of parliamentary elections not rejected by Armenia`s MFA

ArmInfo. The Armenian Foreign Ministry has not denied reports that Armenian Foreign  Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has requested assistance from Brussels  to "help counter Russian propaganda" ahead of the parliamentary elections this summer.

When asked to comment on the publication by Radio Liberty's Armenian  service regarding this matter, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson  Ani Badalyan stated that her previous comment on the issue, dated  December 15, remains valid. "I must refer to my comment from December  15 of last year, which is also fully relevant today. Armenia  continues to cooperate in strengthening democratic resilience,"  Badalyan said.

Earlier,  Radio Liberty  reported that it had  a letter from Armenian  Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan to Brussels in their possession. In  the letter he "requested that a rapid response team be sent to  Yerevan to counter Kremlin disinformation and Russian interference in  the Armenian parliamentary elections, and then, possibly, a more  permanent civilian mission." In this regard, it was noted that the EU  had sent a similar team of approximately 20 people to Chisinau during  last year's parliamentary elections "to help the Moldovan authorities  identify and counter disinformation emanating from Russia on social  media." According to Radio Liberty, EU member states have urged their  diplomatic corps and foreign service to "continue contacts with  Azerbaijan, clarifying the purpose of EU support for Armenia and  emphasizing the need to avoid negative impacts on the peace process."  It should be added that the EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, had  previously announced the allocation of 15 million euros to Armenia to  "counter Russian propaganda."