Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the occasion of the Russian national holiday—Russia Day. The congratulatory message reads as follows, in part:

“The strong ties of allied partnership between Armenia and Russia are being consistently developed as underpinned by the reciprocated strive for building multifaceted interaction on the basis of our two peoples’ centuries-old friendship.

I am convinced that the Armenian-Russian interstate relations will continue to develop along the lines of allied partnership in the best interest of our two nations and for the sake of regional stability and security.”