Russian President Vladimir Putin is expecting to see Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the BRICS summit to be held in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24. The Russian president announced this during his meeting with the head of the Armenian government Tuesday, TASS report.

"Nikol Vovayevich [Pashinyan], I await you in Kazan, at the BRICS summit. I hope it will be both useful and interesting," Putin said.

"Thank you," replied Pashinyan.

Putin added that "many agreements" are expected at the BRICS summit. "We will hold a bilateral meeting, and there will be an opportunity to talk with many partners from dozens of countries that plan to participate in this work," said the Russian president.