First Pashinyan-Putin meeting was familiarizing
15.05.2018,
15:46
The first meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 14 in the Russian city of Sochi allowed both men to get to know one another and also to articulate the main messages of bilateral relations, political scientist Hayk Martirosyan told journalists on Tuesday.
YEREVAN, May 15. /ARKA/. The first meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 14 in the Russian city of Sochi allowed both men to get to know one another and also to articulate the main messages of bilateral relations, political scientist Hayk Martirosyan told journalists on Tuesday.
Pashinyan and Putin met on the sidelines of a Eurasian Economic Union summit that comprises also Kazakhstan, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan.
It was Pashinyan’s first meeting with a foreign leader since being elected prime minister on May 8. "I can assure you that on this issue of relations with Russia, there is consensus in Armenia, and nobody has or will question the strategic importance of Russian-Armenian relations," he told Putin. The latter noted that Russia regards Armenia as its closest partner and strategic ally in the South Caucasus region.
According to Martirosyan, nobody expected that this meeting would produce specific programs and projects. The main thing is that the sides exchanged messages and expecting more from the meeting would be meaningless, according to Martirosyan.
Martirosyan noted that Pashinyan assured Russia that there would be no change in Armenia’s relations with Moscow. "The Armenian Prime Minister said Armenia has some problems with the Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which he had voiced constantly and I think that most likely he discussed these issues with the parties during the closed talks in Sochi," Martirosyan said.
Martirosyan also stressed that Putin expressed Russia’s position on the further development of relations with Armenia and expressed hope that Armenia would continue to support Moscow's position in the UN and other international organizations, and also expressed hope that there will be no serious change sin the bilateral relations.
"We will be just as active in the international arena, starting from the UN where Armenia and Russia always support each other," Ptin said.
"These were important and serious impulses. The main message articulated by Armenian prime minister was that the" velvet revolution» in Armenia does not and will not have anti-Russian sentiments," Martirosyan said. -0-
Pashinyan and Putin met on the sidelines of a Eurasian Economic Union summit that comprises also Kazakhstan, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan.
It was Pashinyan’s first meeting with a foreign leader since being elected prime minister on May 8. "I can assure you that on this issue of relations with Russia, there is consensus in Armenia, and nobody has or will question the strategic importance of Russian-Armenian relations," he told Putin. The latter noted that Russia regards Armenia as its closest partner and strategic ally in the South Caucasus region.
According to Martirosyan, nobody expected that this meeting would produce specific programs and projects. The main thing is that the sides exchanged messages and expecting more from the meeting would be meaningless, according to Martirosyan.
Martirosyan noted that Pashinyan assured Russia that there would be no change in Armenia’s relations with Moscow. "The Armenian Prime Minister said Armenia has some problems with the Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which he had voiced constantly and I think that most likely he discussed these issues with the parties during the closed talks in Sochi," Martirosyan said.
Martirosyan also stressed that Putin expressed Russia’s position on the further development of relations with Armenia and expressed hope that Armenia would continue to support Moscow's position in the UN and other international organizations, and also expressed hope that there will be no serious change sin the bilateral relations.
"We will be just as active in the international arena, starting from the UN where Armenia and Russia always support each other," Ptin said.
"These were important and serious impulses. The main message articulated by Armenian prime minister was that the" velvet revolution» in Armenia does not and will not have anti-Russian sentiments," Martirosyan said. -0-
