On August 17, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin had a hone conversation with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

The sides discussed issues related to preparation of the forthcoming visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Armenia, RA foreign office press service informed NEWS.am.

Dmitry Medvedev will arrive on a state visit to Armenia on August 19 and will participate in the CSTO informal summit.