Putin congratulates Pashinyan on election as Armenian PM, hopes for stronger partnership within CIS, EAEU, CSTO

MOSCOW. May 8 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a telegram to Nikol Pashinyan to congratulate him on his election as prime minister of Armenia, the Kremlin's press service reported on Tuesday.

"I hope that your work as head of government will promote stronger friendly and allied relations between our countries and partnership within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union, and the Collective Security Treaty Organization," Putin said in his telegram.