Armenian-Azerbaijani border still not stable, Pashinyan tells Putin

PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow on Wednesday, July 7 to discuss a variety issues, including Armenian-Russian relations, the Nagorno-Karabakh, the situation on Armenian-Azerbaijani border and the repatriation of POWs.

Pashinyan said the situation has been stabilized ever since the deployment of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, though some hotbeds of instability arise from time to time.

He said the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is still not very stable, expressing hope that Armenia and Russia would be able to "synchronize our watches" on the matter.

Pashinyan also reminded that the issue of prisoners of war has not yet been fully resolved, although he said there is some good news: "15 Armenian prisoners of war were repatriated just a few days ago, and I want to highlight and appreciate your personal role. We discussed this issue during our telephone conversation on June 24, and 15 of our compatriots returned home a week later."

There is some good news in the field of economy as well, Pashinyan added.

"I hope you remember that as early as in 2019, we discussed issues related to the activity of the South Caucasus Railway in Yerevan, and I must say that today the renewal of railway trains in Armenia is in full swing. This is really very good news, because a large investment project is being implemented at this point of time," the caretaker PM said.

"Եxports from Armenia to Russia are growing after a Covid19-affected year. Also, I want to thank you for your personal support in delivering the Sputnik-V vaccines to Armenia. We have already received over 100,000 doses. Thank God the epidemiological situation is quite good in Armenia, and against this background we can witness a drastic influx of Russian tourists to Armenia, and this is very good news, too."