If Armenia were to leave the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), its GDP would fall sharply by 15.1%, while inflation would increase by 14.3%, affecting many crucial areas of the economy, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexey Shevtsov said.
Armenia's stable future requires establishing direct cooperation with neighboring states, including Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, as he presented the Civil Contract party’s election program for the upcoming elections.
Azerbaijan sent 22 railcars of diesel fuel to Armenia today. Four railcars of fertilizer from Russia were also sent to Armenia via Azerbaijan.
Speaker of Parliament Alen Simonyan said that he will hold meetings with his Azerbaijani and Georgian counterparts, Sahiba Gafarova and Shalva Papuashvili, during the 152nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, which will take place in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said he agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Moscow to hold another meeting in the “second half of June.”
Armenia is not going to discuss “behind Russia’s back” the issue of potentially transferring railway management rights to another country, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
Armenia’s participation in the Eurasian Economic Union allows the South Caucasus republic to develop at a pace above the average in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Dmitry Peskov commented on the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinyan in Moscow this week. The leaders' conversation was frank, he reported.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said his visit to Russia was “very successful” and that he achieved concrete agreements during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Cargo deliveries from Russia and Kazakhstan to Armenia via Azerbaijan and Georgia by rail are beneficial for all parties involved, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who arrived in Moscow on a working visit, on April 1.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has arrived in Russia on a working visit, during which he is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pashinyan announced on his social media page.
Since the start of deliveries along the railway route through Azerbaijan, 23,500 tons of Russian grain have been shipped to Armenia.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Russia is a friendly country for Armenia, noting that ties between the countries remain strong. The Armenian PM also announced that he will soon travel to Russia.
The Red Wings airline is set to introduce a new international flight for the start of the summer season, establishing a connection between Saratov and Batumi.
Today, the next batch of grain from Russia to Armenia has been transited via Azerbaijan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation at Yerevan's initiative.
Today, a freight train carrying Russian grain to Armenia departed today from Bilajari Railway Station in Baku, transiting through the territory of Azerbaijan.
Cooperation between Armenia and Rosatom and the development of energy trade in the South Caucasus were discussed today by Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and Rosatom First Deputy Director General Kirill Komarov.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has thanked Baku, Yerevan, and Ashgabat for their assistance in evacuating Russian citizens from Iran. On March 3, 117 Russian nationals were evacuated to Azerbaijan.
