Kremlin: Pashinyan will meet with Putin today

according to the international group Tasnim news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin, a The day after the swearing-in ceremony, today he will meet with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the Russian president, informed the journalists about this.

He said that recently Russian-Armenian contacts at various levels have significantly decreased and “problematic issues” have accumulated.

According to Ushakov, the leaders of the two countries are expected to The country should discuss these issues openly during the negotiations.

The assistant of the Russian president added: Putin and Pashinyan have practically not spoken since their last meeting in December 2023. Therefore, I emphasize once again that we attach great importance to this bilateral meeting. In my opinion, this helps to clarify many issues.

Ushakov said about the problems in the relations between Russia and Armenia: Yerevan is developing relations with Western countries in a theatrical way, options It examines various ways to join the European Union, and Armenia’s relations along NATO lines are intensifying. The collective, which includes Russia, has practically stopped.

According to him, the Collective Security Treaty Organization did not fulfill its duties in relation to Armenia in the conflict with the Republic of Azerbaijan. Later, Pashinyan said that he does not rule out the possibility of Armenia’s withdrawal from this organization.

Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, announced that the Kremlin is ready to talk with Yerevan on the issue of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and He hopes that the differences between the two countries will be resolved in a personal meeting between Putin and Pashinyan.

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