Newly-appointed Ambassador of Armenia to Russia, Vardan Toghanyan, on Saturday handed the copies of his credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Grigory Karasin.

Congratulating Toghanyan on the appointment, Karasin wished him productive work, expressing hope that thanks to the effective work of the Armenian Government the Armenian-Russian relations will continue developing and strengthening, the press-service of the Armenian MFA reports.

During the meeting issues on the current agenda of Russian-Armenian ally relations were discussed. The sides also touched on the upcoming official visit of the Armenian President to Russia.