Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, within the framework of an official visit, visited the State Duma of the Russian Federation and had a meeting with the Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin.
The latter welcomed the RA Prime Minister’s official visit to the Russian Federation and emphasized the fact of the continued development of Armenian-Russian allied relations. “I know that you have had effective negotiations with the President of Russia, as a result of which an important joint statement was adopted,” noted Volodin, emphasizing that the RA Prime Minister’s official visit is a special event in the process of further expansion of bilateral relations. The Chairman of the State Duma also stressed the strengthening of inter-parliamentary ties, adding that there is also close dialogue in this direction. According to Volodin, the mutual trust existing between the two countries provides a good opportunity to further develop ties.
Prime Minister Pashinyan expressed gratitude for the warm reception and noted that such contacts give a new impetus to inter-state relations and cooperation. The head of the RA government also emphasized the strengthening of inter-parliamentary interaction and active dialogue. “We had an effective discussion with President Putin and adopted an important joint statement,” said Nikol Pashinyan, adding that agreement was reached on a number of important issues, including those related to security, the Nagorno-Karabakh question, the unblocking of regional infrastructure, and the processes of demarcation and delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
During the meeting, the interlocutors exchanged views on the activities of the Armenian-Russian inter-parliamentary commission, the holding of the CSTO Inter-parliamentary Assembly session in Yerevan, the activities of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, and other issues.
