“Cheerful, open person” – Prominent blogger Alexander Lapshin meets Armenian president in USA
Travel blogger Alexander Lapshin, the Russian-Israeli who was arrested in 2016 by Belarus police and extradited to Azerbaijan after the latter issued an international arrest warrant for his visit to Artsakh – something many viewed to be a violation of human rights and international law – has met with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian in Washington D.C., USA.
Lapshin posted a photo with the Armenian president on Facebook.
“I met President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian in Washington. He is a surprisingly open, happy man, without the formalities typical to a country’s first figure”, the blogger said.
He also mocked Azerbaijani media, saying that his post will be likely misinterpreted by them.
The Armenian president is in the US for the annual Folklife Festival of the Smithsonian Institution, which will feature a presentation of Armenian culture.
President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian participated in a reception in honor of the 100th anniversary of the First Armenian Republic in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. on June 26.
