Russian State Duma member Konstantin Zatulin—who is also First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots—was in Armenia, from Wednesday to Saturday. This was reported on Zatulin’s Telegram channel.
The purpose of the trip was to get acquainted with the current sociopolitical situation, the settlement of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) conflict, and the development of relations with Russian compatriots.
Zatulin met with all former presidents of Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as with incumbent President Arayik Harutyunyan.
Also, the Russian lawmaker spoke with Andrey Volkov, the commander of the Russian peacekeeping troops in Artsakh, and with Aleksandr Bordov, the head of the Russian community of Artsakh.
And on Saturday, Zatulin met with Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin, at the Russian embassy in Yerevan.