Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in the city of Cholpon-Ata today as part of his working visit to Kyrgyzstan, where he took part in a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council.
The Russian prime minister stated in his speech:
"We highly value our brotherly relations with Armenia, which are based on deep historical and spiritual ties between our peoples. On August 29th we will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Aid, which laid the foundation for the allied relations between Russia and Armenia.
Together with our Armenian partners we are taking prompt decisions aimed at protecting our trade and economic cooperation, including in conditions of illegal sanctions against Russia.
According to the results of the first 6 months of this year, the bilateral trade turnover increased by 42% compared to the same period in 2021. In absolute terms, it has reached $ 1 billion. 600 million dollars. It is a record figure. As for investments of Russian capital in Armenia, they reach $2 billion.
We want to speed up work on priority projects in transport, industry and energy. It is important to create comfortable conditions for business activities.
In this regard, the event to be held in Armenia in September with the participation of Russian companies will be a good platform.
We are also actively working to expand the use of national currencies in bilateral trade. I am confident that it will contribute to an increase in trade turnover and diversification of its structure. We give priority to the unblocking of economic and transport infrastructures in the South Caucasus, in accordance with the agreement of the leaders of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan."
Pashinyan noted that "these meetings are important for us in the context of managing situations that, unfortunately, arise frequently."
"Two days ago, in a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin, we also stressed the importance of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. In April we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
I am confident that despite all difficulties, together we will overcome situations that create problems for our economies and cooperation," the Armenian Prime Minister added.