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A story published today which reported that during the CIS Summit in Moscow on Dec.19 a “scuffle” (or outright brawl) erupted between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan was described as “absolute nonsense” by Armenian president spokesperson Armen Arzumanyan, who spoke to Mediamax news agency.
“Naturally, nothing of the kind could have happened at such high-level meetings. As for awarding representatives of CIS member states, I should say that Azerbaijan did not submit a list of candidates for the award, and therefore it could not have even given an award,” he said.
Recall,, local daily Haykakan Zhamanak (“Armenian Times”), citing its Moscow sources, reported that a brawl broke out between Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a reception at the Grand Kremlin Palace on Dec.19.
“To mark the occasion, medals were to be awarded to one diplomat from each country, with the unanimous consent of all CIS leaders. Representatives of all states received their medals, but when it was Armenian representative, Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan’s turn, Ilham Aliyev objected and Kocharyan didn’t receive the medal,” the paper had reported.