It is desirable that Armenian Church not be subjected to attacks, and that conflict be resolved as soon as possible – Lavrov

Events in Armenia are an internal matter of the country, but attacks on the church cause serious concern, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters following the CSTO Foreign Ministers’ Council meeting.

“It is clear that this is an internal affair of our neighbors, but certainly attacks on the canonical thousand-year-old Armenian Apostolic Church cause the deepest concern. The Church has always been one of the key pillars of Armenian society, and we would prefer not to see it subjected to baseless and unjustified attacks,” he said.

“We are interested in seeing this situation resolved as soon as possible, in accordance with the Armenian constitution and with full respect for the rights of believers and other human rights,” the diplomat stressed.