Pashinyan. Armenia has no intention of introducing a visa regime with Russia.

ArmInfo. Armenia has no intention of introducing a visa regime with Russia. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, in a similar vein, commented at the request of journalists on the statement by Russian Foreign Ministry representative Maria Zakharova at the Eastern Economic Forum that introducing a visa regime with Yerevan for Russian citizens would be directed not against Moscow, but against themselves.

Our country welcomes them with great pleasure, and they seem to feel at home here. And we welcome them, just as we welcome tourists from other countries. "The introduction of a visa regime hasn't even occurred to us; we have no reason for it," Pashinyan explained.

It's worth noting that, according to statistics, 416,743 Russian citizens visited Armenia for tourism in the first half of 2026, a 23.3% increase compared to the same period last year. Russian citizens don't need a passport or visa to enter Armenia; they can enter our country with their internal passport.