YEREVAN, April 6. /TASS/. Issues of Russian gas supplies to Armenia and anti-coronavirus efforts were in focus of a telephone conversation between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the press service of the Armenian government said on Monday.

"Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed issues of gas supplies to Armenia. The sides exchanged views on the steps geared to curb the coronavirus epidemic. Pashinyan and Putin noted that the coronavirus situation in both Russia and Armenia was under control," it said.

Pashinyan thanked the Russian side for its steps to ensure unimpeded cargo shipments from Armenia to Russia and efficient cooperation with Russia’s sanitary watchdog. "The sides supported the idea of organizing a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Council in the videoconference mode," the press service added.

Armenia’s government said earlier that Deputy Prime Minister Mger Grigorian had sent a letter to CEO of Russia’s gas giant Gazprom, Alexei Miller, suggesting new talks be held on gas price cuts aid the worsened economic situation provoked by the novel coronavirus pandemic.