PM Pashinyan to skip CIS meeting in Russia after recent COVID-19 diagnosis

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan tested positive for COVID-19 a few days ago and will not attend the upcoming CIS summit in Russia even though he has already recovered. 

“On Monday, December 23rd, I tested positive for COVID,” Pashinyan said on social media. “I was in isolation, working from my residence on December 23 and 24. On December 25 I already tested negative and I am returning to the usual working mode. Nevertheless, having consulted with colleagues, I will not participate in the upcoming informal summit of the CIS in Saint Petersburg today. Tonight I will make a decision about whether or not I will participate in the EEU Supreme Economic Council session tomorrow.”