Wednesday, April 20 2022 16:34

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that yesterday's meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was productive.

"Vladimir Putin and I agreed yesterday that the intergovernmental  council of Armenia and Russia should become the main platform for the  implementation of the agreements that we have reached in the field of  economy, energy and other areas. We have common challenges in the  current situation, but there are also opportunities, which need to be  registered and try to use them in some way," he said at a meeting on  April 20, TASS reports.

Pashinyan noted that the Armenian authorities are grateful to the  Russian government for helping to strengthen Armenia's food security.  "I would like to thank you for some of the recent decisions that have  supported us in a big way in the framework of food security. This is  very important for us; I thank the government of the Russian  Federation. I am sure that in the future we will also cooperate quite  effectively and find solutions to further increase  trade turnover  and bilateral trade," he said.

He also stated that yesterday's meeting with Russian leader Vladimir  Putin was productive and noted that important agreements were reached  at it. "Yesterday, Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] and I discussed  almost the entire agenda of our interstate relations, held very  productive talks and reached very important agreements," he said.

Pashinyan added that Russia is the main trade and economic partner of  Armenia and the volume of trade between the two countries is growing.  According to him, Moscow and Yerevan are actively cooperating within  the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), and they have  accumulated rich experience in cooperation in the field of energy.  The Armenian premier noted that the countries plan to further develop  cooperation in the transport sector and other sectors where there are  already specific plans.

Pashinyan has been in Moscow on a two-day official visit since April  19. On Tuesday, he had a conversation with Russian President Vladimir  Putin. In the joint statement adopted following them, the leaders  advocated the development of integration in the EAEU, including an  increase in the share of settlements in national currencies,  expressed concern over the unilateral sanctions of a number of  countries and agreed to jointly overcome the challenges created,  including in the field of food and energy security and logistics.  Pashinyan and Putin also noted the need to intensify cooperation in a  trilateral format together with Azerbaijan and signed a cooperation  program in the energy sector. Pashinyan also met with Speaker of the  Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko and Speaker of the State Duma  Vyacheslav Volodin.