YEREVAN. – President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan congratulated Petro Poroshenko in two days following presidential elections.

Ukraine assessed it as a friendly move, and ambassador was returned to perform his duties,  Ukrainian Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Kukhta said during a press conference on Wednesday.

Asked whether Ukraine recalled ambassador because of Armenia's vote on Crimea, Kukhta said: “Definitely, yes. A political solution was made in connection with Armenia's voting at UN,  and I was recalled to Kyiv for political consultations”.

However, Ambassador is confident that relations between Armenia and Ukraine have not changed, and the countries would further develop and deepen bilateral ties.  

The resolution on Ukraine's territorial integrity was adopted by UN General Assembly by 100 votes for and 11 against and 58 abstentions. Armenia, along with Russia, Belarus, Syria, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Bolivia, Sudan, Zimbabwe and North Korea voted against.

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