RF Deputy FM holds second meeting with RA ambassador in two weeks

ArmInfo.  Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin met with Armenian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Gurgen Arsenyan.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry press service, several  current issues in bilateral relations were discussed in light of the  results of the recent Russian-Armenian high-level talks in Moscow.

This is Galuzin's second meeting with Arsenyan in the past two weeks.  The previous meeting took place on April 10.

Putin and Pashinyan held talks in Moscow on April 1. The meeting took  place in a rather tense atmosphere, with the two sides exchanging  grievances. The Russian leader emphasized Moscow's position on  Yerevan's claims against the CSTO, the Nagorno-Karabakh issue,  Yerevan's integration into the EU, and further cooperation with the  Eurasian Economic Union. The Russian leader also conveyed Moscow's  position on the construction of the nuclear power plant and the  persecution of Russian businessman Samvel Karapetyan in Armenia.  Pashinyan, for his part, assured of the friendly nature of bilateral  relations, recalled the claims against the CSTO, attempted to shift  responsibility for the surrender of Artsakh to Russia, and declared  that Russian citizens would not be able to participate in political  processes in Armenia.