YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS. Russia declares that Moscow and Yerevan remain allies, and that is important in bilateral relations.

The official representative of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation, Maria Zakharova, said during the weekly briefing on February 28, referring to the statement of the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, that in 2023 Russian officials called for a coup d’etat in Armenia.

 "Russian officials have never allowed for even a hint of calling for overthrowing legitimately elected authorities anywhere at all," she added.

Pashinyan in an interview with France 24, claimed that in the fall of last year, Russian officials called to overthrow government authorities in Armenia.