The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that the Department the Armenian ambassador was summoned. He was handed a note of protest over the statements of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, regarding the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
The ministry also said that the ambassador was informed of the Russian side's concerns about the detention of blogger Mika in Armenia on September 7. Badalyan and Sputnik Armenian Radio commentator Ashot Gevorkyan.
Moscow continues to firmly believe that the Russian Federation and Armenia remain allies. the Russian department said.