Nikol Pashinyan, Vladimir Putin hold phone conversation
On June 1, a telephone conversation took place between the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
The Russian President congratulated the Prime Minister of Armenia on his birthday, wishing him all the best. Prime Minister Pashinyan thanked the Russian President for the phone call on his birthday and stressed that he highly appreciates the warm, friendly attitude of the Russian President.
The interlocutors also discussed a number of issues on the Armenia-Russia bilateral agenda, touched upon regional issues, the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
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The Russian President welcomed the first meeting of the Delimitation and Border Security Commission between Armenia and Azerbaijan and reaffirmed Russia’s readiness to support the border delimitation process. It was emphasized that according to the agreement, the next meeting of the Commission will be held in Moscow.
The sides referred to the issue of opening regional communications and an agreement was reached to intensify the work of the trilateral working group.
Prime Minister Pashinyan shared to the Russian President his impressions of the recent meeting in Brussels, expressing concern over the comments following the meeting that have nothing to do with the substance of the discussions.
In accordance with the provisions of the joint statement of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and the President of the Russian Federation of April 19, the interlocutors also discussed issues related to the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, in particular, the possibility of intensifying the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs’ format.
INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME-MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA