Russian presidential aide reports on Putin-Pashinyan meeting and its topics
29.08.2026,
13:38
Yerevan's European orientation will be one of the topics of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.
YEREVAN, August 28. /ARKA/. Yerevan's European orientation will be one of the topics of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.
The meeting is planned on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek, which will take place from August 31 to September 1.
"We continue to insist that Armenia cannot seek EU membership while simultaneously receiving enormous benefits from cooperation within the EAEU. This issue must be resolved somehow, and the president and prime minister will undoubtedly discuss this," TASS quotes Ushakov as saying.
He emphasized that this conversation will take place against the backdrop of the mass arrests of opposition leaders in Armenia, "especially those leaders who advocate and have advocated for the revitalization of the traditional neighborly relationship between our countries."
"This topic will undoubtedly be raised, and, of course, this line of the Armenian leadership is of great concern to us," Ushakov said, noting the unfortunate fact that politicians sympathetic to Russia are behind bars.
The meeting is planned on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek, which will take place from August 31 to September 1.
"We continue to insist that Armenia cannot seek EU membership while simultaneously receiving enormous benefits from cooperation within the EAEU. This issue must be resolved somehow, and the president and prime minister will undoubtedly discuss this," TASS quotes Ushakov as saying.
He emphasized that this conversation will take place against the backdrop of the mass arrests of opposition leaders in Armenia, "especially those leaders who advocate and have advocated for the revitalization of the traditional neighborly relationship between our countries."
"This topic will undoubtedly be raised, and, of course, this line of the Armenian leadership is of great concern to us," Ushakov said, noting the unfortunate fact that politicians sympathetic to Russia are behind bars.
