Pashinyan takes banana from Antalya to Yerevan via Dublin – VIDEO

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s banana adventure, which began in the Turkish city of Antalya and ended in Yerevan, has become a trending topic on social media.

According to TodayPress TV, while leaving his hotel in Antalya, where he had travelled to attend the COP31 Leaders’ Summit, Pashinyan put a banana from the table into his pocket. He shared a video capturing the moment on his social media account.

Later, after travelling to Dublin, the capital of Ireland, to attend the 9th European Political Community Summit, the prime minister took the banana out of his pocket and placed it on the table. His third post revealed that he had carried the banana all the way to Yerevan without eating it.

The videos sparked widespread discussion on social media. One detail that caught users’ attention was Pashinyan’s pronunciation of the city’s name as “Erevan”. The expression displeased some Armenian users.

Those criticising the prime minister’s behaviour expressed harsh opinions about him.

One user addressed Pashinyan, writing: “This is disgraceful, Mr Prime Minister. Behave like a head of state. You have turned yourself into a clown.”

Another user commented: “Shame on you! What kind of disgraceful behaviour is this? I am ashamed that you represent my country!”

Thus, the banana Pashinyan carried in his pocket from Antalya to Dublin and then to Yerevan has become a subject of discussion across social media.