The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Artur Sargsyan, Armenia's acting chargé d'affaires, to deliver an official statement protesting the "unfriendly steps" of the Armenian side. The basis for this action was statements by Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan, who asserted that his country "should not become a province and be governed like Belarus."

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs viewed such statements as "election rhetoric aimed at short-term gain" and an attempt to distract public attention from Armenia's internal difficulties.

"The statements by the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament are nothing more than pre-election populism and a desperate attempt to distract his own electorate from its grave domestic problems." When poverty is skyrocketing, exceeding 40% at the upper limit, unemployment is rising, and entire regions are stagnating, it's easiest to appoint an "external enemy" and resort to insulting labels. Such a cynical approach is regrettable. Belarus is a sovereign state that independently determines the format of its allied relations with Russia. We are proud of this cooperation and will not allow anyone to lecture us. Attempts to drag Minsk into domestic political squabbles under the guise of mythical interference are a gross violation of basic diplomatic ethics. The results of official Yerevan's so-called "balanced" pro-Western course are clear: depopulation, chronic economic instability, and complete foreign policy dependence, forcing it to serve as a puppet at foreign summits," the Belarusian Foreign Ministry noted.

Recently, the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Alen Simonyan, stated that a "political operation aimed at regime change" is being prepared against Armenia, referring to Russia's actions.

"While Ukraine is trying to advance its interests through military means, in Armenia there is an attempt to seize power. They are now trying to use our democratic nature against us. They say: 'You have an open internet, we'll buy so much advertising on this internet with our rubles that everything will be ours. We will not allow Armenia to be turned into a province. We will not be governed the way Belarus is governed,'" Simonyan said.

In 2024, relations between Yerevan and Minsk became more tense after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement. He said that "two CSTO countries participated in the preparation of the Karabakh war in 2020, but not on Armenia's side," referring to Russia and Belarus. The Armenian prime minister then announced the cancellation of all official visits to Belarus. Following this, Minsk and Yerevan mutually recalled their ambassadors for consultations.

The diplomatic crisis between Armenia and Belarus stemmed from the latter's arms supplies to Azerbaijan from 2018 to 2022. Yerevan also claimed that Belarusian enterprises played an active role in the restoration of Azerbaijan's de-occupied territories.