Putin and Medvedev congratulate Pashinyan on his birthdayJune 1, 2019 - 15:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The President of Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday, the Information and PR Department of RA Government reports. “Dear Nikol Pashinyan, please accept my sincere congratulations on your birthday. I wish you good health, happiness, prosperity and success in public activities. I would like to reiterate the readiness to continue constructive dialogue on development of allied relations between Russia and Armenia as well as our close cooperation in addition to the partnership within the framework of Eurasian integration processes”, said Putin. Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev also congratulated Pashinyan with an official message. “Dear Nikol Pashinyan, in the name of the Russian Federation and me personally I want to congratulate you on your birthday. I would like to highlight your constant attention to the development of friendship, partnership and alliance between Russia and Armenia. Trade-economic and investment cooperation between our countries strengthens, joint projects are successfully implemented in the fields of energy, industry, infrastructure, science and culture. Integration in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union is deepening. I am certain that intergovernmental active work will promote further expansion of practical cooperation, promotion of new mutually beneficial initiatives in different spheres. This fully corresponds to the long-term interests of our countries”, said Medvedev. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |