MFA: Belarus is not going to worsen relations with Armenia, but will  recall its ambassador from Yerevan for consultations

ArmInfo. Belarus is not going to worsen relations with Armenia.  Spokesperson of the Belarusian  Foreign Ministry Anatoly Glaz told journalists. "It is important to understand that we have long-standing close, friendly relations and a common history with Armenia, and also mutually beneficial trade, as well as close business contacts as of today.

We are not going to  worsen these relations, no matter how much external players push the  Armenian leadership to do so. We have never done anything to harm our  friends, we do not interfere in their internal affairs, we respect  the Armenian people and sincerely wish them leaders who will truly  think about the future of the country and the well-being of the  people," Anatoly Glaz emphasized, BELTA reports.

At the same time, he informed that Belarus is recalling its  ambassador to Armenia for consultations.  "We all see how difficult  the domestic political situation is today in Armenia, how rapidly the  confrontation within the country is escalating. And different people,  of course, have different resistance to serious emotional stress. We  can understand this. But we do not understand what Belarus has to do  with it," the Foreign Ministry spokesperson asked.

According to him, a representative of the Armenian embassy was  summoned to the Foreign Ministry to try to clarify this issue.  "Considering the development of the situation, our ambassador from  Yerevan will also arrive in Minsk in the near future," said Anatoly  Glaz.

He emphasized that if someone in Armenia has decided to divert  attention from internal problems in the guise of an external enemy,  then it is a very short-sighted position.

Today Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said from the rostrum  of parliament that he will never visit Belarus again as long as  Alexander Lukashenko is president. He justified his words by the fact  that one of the leaders of the CSTO member countries recently stated  that during the 44-day war his country participated, believed in and  wished for Azerbaijan's victory. "And you want me to go to Belarus  after that and discuss issues related to the CSTO with the president  of that country?" the RA Prime Minister asked, noting that Armenia  intends to leave the CSTO. Following this statement, the Armenian  Foreign Ministry reported that Yerevan had recalled its ambassador  from Belarus for consultations.