Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Armenia in early December, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today after talks with his counterpart from that country Edward Nalbandian.
Today's meeting is considered by the Russian party "as one of the key stages of preparation for the upcoming visit in early December of the President of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia", RIA Novosti quotes him.
Sergei Lavrov also commented on the preparation of Armenia's accession to the Customs Union and its participation in the formation of the Eurasian Economic Union. "Today we can say that the process of performing the necessary formalities, the beginning of the necessary negotiations with the Eurasian Economic Commission is in full swing. We dedicate ourselves to completing it in a timely manner", the Minister said.
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