The governmental delegation headed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in the Russian Federation on a two-day official visit.

The Prime Minister was met at Moscow’s “Vnukovo 2” airport by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, after which an official welcoming ceremony was held with the participation of the guard of honor, and the national anthems of Armenia and Russia were performed.

The meeting of Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place in the second half of the day.

The leaders of the two countries will discuss issues related to the further development of the Armenian-Russian strategic and allied relations. Reference will be made to the implementation process of the trilateral statements of the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan of November 9, 2020, January 11 and November 26, 2021.

On April 20, Nikol Pashinyan will also meet with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, and Chairwoman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matviyenko.

The Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit Nizhny Novgorod.