Zatuliny Publishes Letter Received from Armenia Declaring His Entry Undesirable

Russian State Duma member Konstantin Zatulin received a letter today, October 25, at the official electronic address of a State Duma deputy, regarding his 'undesirability' to enter the Republic of Armenia.

The received letter states: 'On behalf of the leadership of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, we regret to inform you that your recent public statements against the Republic of Armenia are harming the development of friendly and allied relations between our countries. In this regard, your visit to the Republic of Armenia in the future is considered undesirable.'

In connection with this, Konstantin Zatulin responded: 'This was unexpected for us; we received the letter from the head of the Department of External Relations of the National Assembly of Armenia. I was told that my visit is not welcome and that my statements are damaging to Armenia.'