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Russia’s Ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, has returned to his post following a brief recall to Moscow for consultations, Russian state media reported, citing the Foreign Ministry.
“Following consultations, Ambassador Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan and resumed his duties. He will host a reception on the occasion of Russia Day,” TASS cited the ministry as saying.
Russia recalled Kopyrkin to Moscow on May 30 for consultations over Armenia’s moves toward EU integration, which Moscow says could undermine cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
Armenia’s leadership has repeatedly rejected Moscow’s concerns regarding its ties with the EU, saying that closer relations with the bloc do not, for now, contradict the country’s EAEU membership.