Putin congratulates Pashinyan on appointment as prime minister of Armenia
YEREVAN, August 3. /ARKA/. Russian President Vladimir Putin in a message congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on the occasion of his appointment as Prime Minister of Armenia.
“I hope that the activities of your government will contribute to the further development of friendly, allied Russian-Armenian relations, as well as to the consolidation of peace, security and stability in the South Caucasus,” reads the message posted on the Kremlin's official website.
“For our part, we are ready to continue constructive dialogue and joint work on current issues of the bilateral and regional agenda,” the Russian President's message says.
Putin wished Pashinyan success, as well as good health and prosperity. Earlier on Monday, President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree appointing Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of Armenia. -0-