Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is warmly welcomed in Moscow. “Dear friends, we are very glad to see you in Moscow,” Putin said during the Russian-Armenian talks. He also thanked Pashinyan for accepting the invitation to visit Russia.

Nikol Pashinyan thanked President Putin for the open and trusting relations between the two countries. “Our relations with the Russian Federation, as well as our personal relations over the past years, have gone through many challenges. I am very glad and would like to once again thank you for the trusting atmosphere you have created above all,” Pashinyan said, addressing Putin.