BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 12. Spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova commented on the Nazi march that took place in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, earlier this month, Trend reports.
Zakharova made her statement during her weekly briefing.
"We have viewed the footage and are highly concerned about a march by fascist adolescents in the downtown of Yerevan on January 1. We are, of course, startled that Armenian law enforcement did not stop the march, in which participants demonstrated their connection on camera in front of the media by raising their hands in a Nazi salute. We regret that the Armenian authorities and human rights organizations did not respond appropriately. We believe that it is vital to suppress all expressions of Nazism," she said.
On January 2, Neo-Nazis held a march in Yerevan in honor of the birthday of Armenian Nazi Garegin Nzhdeh, who was convicted of collaborating with Nazi Germany.
The marchers chanted the "Sieg Heil" slogan.
There are a large number of monuments and streets in Armenia named after the Nazi criminal Nzhdeh.
In 2016, a monument to Nzhdeh was set up in the center of Yerevan. In addition to large centers such as Gyumri and Gafan, the memory of Nzhdeh is preserved in at least seventeen other settlements. In Gyumri, where the Russian military base is located, a monument was set up in honor of Nzhdeh, and a street was named after him as well.
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