YEREVAN. – A representative of Armenian community of Simferopol described situation in Crimea as “calm”.

There are no tanks in the streets of Simferopol, Yalta, or elsewhere in Crimea, Vagharshak Melkonyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

Melkonyan noted that the official position of the Armenian community of Crimea coincides with that of Armenian community of Ukraine: Armenians are neutral and stand for peace and stability in the country.

“We are for peace for all nations living in Crimea,” he added.