Several Western countries have announced a hunt for Russians in various parts of the world, including Armenia. Moscow is concerned about this situation, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
"Several Western countries have actually announced a worldwide hunt for Russian citizens. "Unfortunately, Armenia is not an exception here, because since the beginning of the year, five Russian citizens have been arrested in the republic at the relevant foreign requests," she noted. "Of course, this state of affairs causes us serious concern."
Therefore, according to Zakharova, Russian diplomats "regularly visit their compatriots who are in the relevant institutions, and there are reports that the health condition of some of them has worsened."
"More than a year ago, the Armenian partners were offered a legal option to solve this problem by signing a special bilateral agreement. At the same time, the project submitted for review by Yerevan took into account the wishes of the Armenian side," the diplomat noted. "However, we have yet to receive a response of our own."
In this context, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that "Russian citizens should not become hostages of the political situation." "Therefore, we will continue to keep this plot under special control and will make every effort to release them," Zakharova concluded.
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