Pashinyan: new stage in Armenian-Russian friendly and allied  relations started

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan received the newly appointed Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin.  As the press service of the 

Armenian government told ArmInfo, Pashinyan expressed the conviction 

that as a result of interaction with the executive body of Armenia, 

Armenian-Russian relations will continue to develop and strengthen.

The Armenian Premier stressed that a new stage had begun in the 

Armenian-Russian friendly and allied relations and added that the 

Armenian government is interested in developing cooperation in all 

spheres. At the same time, Pashinyan stressed the importance of 

effective cooperation also within the framework of the EAEU and the 

CSTO in order to solve existing problems and improve the efficiency 

of integration projects.  In his turn, Kopyrkin assured that he would 

do his best to impart new dynamics to the cooperation between the two 

friendly and fraternal countries. According to the diplomat, given 

the size of the Armenian-Russian historical relations, he feels great 

responsibility in his new post and is ready to cooperate actively 

with the Armenian government for the benefit of deepening contacts 

between the two states.

At the meeting, the sides discussed a number of issues on the agenda 

of the Armenian-Russian relations.