Russian-Armenian talks

The current state and prospects of Russian-Armenian strategic partnership and alliance, integration cooperation in Eurasia, and current issues on the regional agenda, in particular the development of economic, transport, and logistics ties in the South Caucasus, were discussed.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Pashinyan, friends,

We are delighted to welcome you in Moscow. Thank you very much for accepting our invitation and coming here.

We can see that domestic political processes in Armenia are gaining momentum, with elections approaching. In this context, I would like to emphasise several key points: such processes often become more intense during election campaigns, as is the case not only in Armenia, I believe, but also in Russia and other countries. However, this escalation must not be allowed to affect relations between Russia and Armenia.

We have discussed this many times. Russia and Armenia have special relationships which have evolved over centuries rather than decades. We are united by our common history as well as our cooperation to solve the challenges that we faced in years past. Crucially, we are also united by civilizational affinity. I have already told you this privately before, and I can say it publicly now: we are always in favour of anything that benefits the Armenian people, and you can always rely on it.

As for economic cooperation, it continues to develop at a solid pace. Trade reached approximately $11 billion the year before last, and amounted to $6.4 billion in 2025. For comparison, trade with neighbouring Azerbaijan stands at under $5 billion -around $4.9 billion, to be exact - which is indicative. Of the $6.4-6.5 billion in trade with Armenia, about $1.2 billion are agricultural products, including vegetables, fruits, and wine - key exports from Armenia.

In this context, we have also discussed several areas that are of particular importance for the future of our cooperation, such as energy, and agriculture that I have already mentioned.

To be continued.