The British Council may end its activities in as many as 60 countries due to budget cuts, sources say, reports The Guardian.

According to them, in accordance with the UK government's proposal to reduce costs, the British Council may be forced to close offices in a number of regions of the world, and this will considerably damage the organization's soft power.

Chief executive of the British Council, Scott McDonald, has previously warned that financial pressures on the council could make it “disappear” within a decade.

The funds to be saved in this way will be used for military spending.

The British Council operates in Armenia also.