[Armenian News note: the below is translated from the Russian edition of RFE/RL]

The prime ministers of Armenia and Russia have highlighted dynamic growth in bilateral ties.

Armenia's Nikol Pashinyan and Russia's Dmitry Medvedev made the remarks at a meeting in Kyrgyzstan on 9 August, the report said. It was citing the press service of the Armenian prime minister who it said was paying a working visit to the Central Asian country.

The two men discussed a wide range of matters related to Armenian-Russian strategic relationship and touched on current matters regarding bilateral cooperation. They discussed further development of commercial and economic relations, increase in trade, and implementation of joint projects. The two prime ministers said there was dynamic growth in bilateral relations and called for more of active work to step up and develop relations between the two allies, the report said.

Pashinyan praised Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation and highlighted progress in tourism. He said that the number of Russian tourists in Armenia in the first six months of 2019 saw a 19-per-cent increase on the same period in 2018. The total number of foreign tourists in Armenia in the first six months of 2019 increased 12 per cent, Pashinyan added. He also hailed the efficient operation of the rapid reaction mechanism for problems emerging at the Verkhny Lars border checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border. In the context of further development of bilateral Armenian-Russian relations Pashinyan highlighted the importance of full use of the overall potential of the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union.

The two prime ministers also touched on matters related to cooperation in the fields of gas, atomic energy, air transportation, and other current matters. They also exchanged opinions on matters that have been reported by Armenian and Russian media lately, the report concluded.