Prime Minister Pashinyan’s objectionable statements to Turkish journalists

Prime Minister Pashinyan’s objectionable statements to Turkish journalists

I learned this week that the government of Armenia spent 7.5 million drams (approximately $19,000) for the travel, lodging and meals of 10 Turkish journalists invited to Yerevan to interview Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Fortunately, it is not a large sum, but covering their expenses violates journalistic ethics. I also learned that, prior to the interview, the prime minister’s aides took away the Turkish journalists’ cell phones and cameras, …