Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin last month
YEREVAN (Azatutyun.am)—Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday to discuss close ties between their countries and the future of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Putin also had separate phone calls earlier in the day with the presidents of Kazakhstan and Belarus, two other members of the Russian-led trade bloc.
In a short statement, the Kremlin said Putin and Pashinyan touched upon “issues pertaining to the Eurasian Economic Union and bilateral cooperation.â€