14:28, 14 June 2023

YEREVAN, JUNE 14, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has held a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk.

Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan also participated in the meeting.

The Prime Minister said that the Armenian-Russian relations have a rich agenda and that the two countries are also working in the direction of implementing clause 9 of the 9-10 November 2020 trilateral statement.

“As you know, we are interested in the opening of all transport and economic connections in the region, unblocking, based on the sovereignty and jurisdiction of the parties, through which these possible infrastructures are passing. I am sure today we will discuss certain aspects, I am happy to meet you on this occasion,” the Armenian Prime Minister said at the meeting, according to a readout released by his office.

Overchuk mentioned the substantial meeting between the Armenian and Russian Prime Ministers held recently in Sochi and said that bilateral partnership is successfully developing. The Russian Deputy PM noted that bilateral trade grew 96% in the first five months of 2023.

The Armenian PM and Russian Deputy PM discussed the results of the negotiations held within the framework of the Armenia-Russia-Azerbaijan deputy prime ministerial working group for the unblocking of transport and economic connections in South Caucasus. In this context, PM Pashinyan and Deputy PM Overchuk discussed issues related to the restoration of railway connection and implementation of border and customs control based on sovereignty and jurisdiction of the parties.

Overchuk also held a meeting with his counterpart Mher Grigoryan before the meeting with Pashinyan.