Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, the PM's office informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The interlocutors discussed current matters of Armenian-Russian relations within the framework of the work of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between Armenia and Russia, as well as collaboration in the EAEU format.

Also, they reflected on the possibilities of unblocking transport and economic routes in the South Caucasus.

Prime Minister Pashinyan noted that the Armenian government has presented the Crossroads of Peace project, and is ready for the unblocking of the regional transport infrastructure—and based on the principles of sovereignty, jurisdiction, equality, and reciprocity.