YEREVAN. Nov 23 (Interfax) - It is important to deepen contacts with Russia, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a meeting with a Russian delegation in Yerevan.
"We highly appreciate your visit to our country. It is crucial for us not only to continue cooperating, but also to strengthen our ties, taking into account the specificity of the current situation. We must tackle the situation established in our country and the region, in general," Pashinyan said at the meeting with the Russian interagency delegation headed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Yerevan on Saturday.
According to the press service for the Armenian government, Pashinyan thanked the Russian counterparts for the support they "not only during the military crisis, but also during the pandemic."
"We have all felt the support of the Russian Federation during this period, especially over the past few months, as well as the friendly and allied relations that have traditionally existed between our countries," Pashinyan said.
The talks with the Russian delegation had an extensive agenda, he said.
"I do believe that we will come to address a lot of issues not only of current, but also of strategic importance, because the regional military-political situation has changed. I think we need to rethink our visions in the context of near and strategic future. In this regard, we have common views, programs, and we need to clarify them during today's talks," he said.