Nikol Pashinyan: Russian President  not obligated to study  Constitution and laws of Armenia

ArmInfo.The Russian President is not obligated to study the Constitution and laws of Armenia. Similarly, during a briefing on April 2, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented on Vladimir Putin's statement  during a bilateral meeting regarding the possibility of pro-Russian political forces in Armenia participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections, in response to reporters' request.

Pashinyan noted that the Russian President was simply not informed of  Armenia's legislative specifics, specifically that individuals or  political forces holding passports other than Armenian citizenship  are not allowed to participate in the elections.

"Considering the size of the country and the agenda the Russian  President deals with on a daily basis, even if he wanted to, he  cannot go into these details," Pashinyan said. In this vein, he noted  that he often conveys information not obtained through personal  research, but rather what was reported to him.

"And I think he simply wasn't informed of this nuance," the head of  government admitted. Pashinyan also noted that, in addition to being  responsible for his country's agenda, Vladimir Putin is also a key  international actor.

It should be noted that during a bilateral meeting between Nikol  Pashinyan and Vladimir Putin on April 1 in Moscow, the latter  expressed his position regarding the persecution of Russian  businessman Samvel Karapetyan in Armenia and noted that he would like  pro-Russian political forces in Armenia to have the opportunity to  participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections. "I'll be  completely frank, we always speak honestly and directly, but we'd  like all these political parties to be able to participate in  domestic political work during the elections. Some of them are in  prison, despite holding Russian passports. That's your decision; we  won't interfere. But we'd like them all to be able to participate in  domestic political work," Putin noted.