In Sochi, Russia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (left) met with Russian President Vladimir Putin
SOCHI, Russia—A day after holding his first cabinet meeting with newly-appointed government officials, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan went to Russia where he met with President Vladimir Putin and attended the Eurasian Economic Union summit.
The Pashinyan-Putin meeting took place ahead of the summit. Putin told Pashinyan that Russia considers Armenia a key partner and ally in the region with Pashinyan assuring Putin that Armenia wants to advance and strengthen relations with Russia.
“I hope our relations will develop in the same way as they have thus far, we will continue working in international platforms, starting from the UN, where Armenia and Russia have always assisted each other, up to the regional platform, both on economic and security matters,â€
