Russian President Vladimir Putin has met in Sochi with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan. The parties focused on Armenia's integration into the Eurasian Economic Union established by Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus and the situation surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
President Putin stressed that Russian-Armenian ties are "friendly and strategic." According to Putin, the recent decision to join the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union made by the Armenian leadership proves this.
The parties also discussed the ongoing Ukrainian crisis.
The Armenian president also told his Russian counterpart that Armenia believed Azerbaijan is trying to cause an escalation of the Karabakh conflict.
President Sargsyan overtly referred to recent tensions on the Azerbaijani-Armenian front line, where a number of Azerbaijani servicemen have died recently, allegedly preventing Armenian saboteurs from entering Azerbaijani territory.
