Nikol Pashinyan and Dmitry Medvedev met

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, who is on a working visit to Kyrgyzstan, had a meeting with the President of the Government of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, today.

The Prime Ministers of Armenia and Russia discussed a wide range of issues related to the Armenian-Russian strategic relations, referred to the current agenda of bilateral cooperation. Nikol Pashinyan and Dmitry Medvedev, in particular, talked about further development of trade and economic ties, increasing the volume of goods turnover, and the implementation of joint projects. Nikol Pashinyan and Dmitry Medvedev stated that there is a dynamic growth in bilateral relations, and it is necessary to continue active work in the direction of strengthening and developing Armenian-Russian alliance ties.

The head of the Russian government welcomed Armenia’s successful presidency in EAEU and noted that there is an upward development in bilateral relations, which is evidenced by the frequency of high-level official meetings and contacts at different levels, both in the heads of state, intergovernmental and inter-parliamentary formats.

The RA Prime Minister positively evaluated the process of strategic cooperation between Armenia and Russia and spoke with satisfaction, in particular, about the progress recorded in the field of tourism. 2019 according to the results of the first 6 months, the number of Russian tourists visiting Armenia increased by 19 percent compared to the same period last year. And this is when the total number of tourists visiting Armenia in 2019 according to the results of the first semester, it increased by 12.8 percent. Prime Minister Pashinyan also noted with satisfaction that the operative mechanism for solving issues arising in Upper Lars is functioning effectively. In the context of the further development of bilateral relations, the head of the RA government emphasized the full use of the EAEU’s full potential.

During the meeting, the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Russia touched on cooperation in the field of gas, nuclear power plant, air transportation, as well as a number of other issues on the agenda of bilateral relations. The parties also exchanged ideas on issues discussed in the Armenian and Russian mass media recently.