Mnatsakanyan: Yerevan highly appreciates relations with Warsaw 

ArmInfo.When deciding on the participation of Armenia in events dedicated to the beginning of World War II, the significance of this event for the Armenian side  was taken into account. Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan  stated this at a press conference in Yerevan on September 6.

He recalled that Armenia had great losses in this war, just as many  heroes returned from this war. "All these factors were taken into  account in deciding on participation," Mnatsakanyan said.

At the same time, the Armenian Foreign Minister assured that  relations with Warsaw are highly valued in Yerevan, both in a  bilateral and multilateral formats, including within the framework of  the EU and the Eastern Partnership. He also noted the existence of a  broad interaction agenda between two countries. The Armenian Foreign  Minister informed that today there is a question about adjusting the  schedule of mutual visits, which he believes will be successfully  done, and relations will continue to develop further in a partnership  and friendly spirit.

It should be noted that a few days before the solemn events in  Warsaw, attached to the start of World War II, it became known that  the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan will not take part in  the event.  "The Prime Minister did not receive an invitation to  participate in events dedicated to the outbreak of World War II in  Poland," said Spokesman for the head of government Vladimir  Karapetyan to ArmInfo.  Meanwhile, the Polish side claimed the  opposite. Later it became known that the President of Armenia Armen  Sarkissian received an invitation, but his participation in the event  is not planned. This caused a diplomatic scandal.

To note, as early as on March 19 this year according to UNIAN, the  press secretary of the President of Poland Blazej Spychalski said  that only members of the European Union, NATO and the Eastern  Partnership states - Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan  and Georgia should be invited to the solemn events to be held in  Warsaw on September 1. Without Russia, he specified. In July 2019,  the press service of Polish President Andrzej Duda issued a statement  stating that Poland intends to meet the dramatic events occurred 80  years ago with countries with which it closely cooperates "in the  interest of world peace.''

It was reported that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko  refused to participate in the festivities, because the Polish  authorities did not invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to events   in Warsaw.