Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia on Saturday sent a congratulatory message to President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus on the latter’s Independence Day anniversary.

"I am convinced that the traditional Armenian-Belarusian friendly relations will continue to serve as a benchmark for the development of interstate relations of our countries, both in the bilateral format and within the framework of international organizations and integration associations," Pashinyan's message reads in part.