Pashinyan congratulates Putin on 30 years of bilateral ties

PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

"Over the past decades, through joint efforts, the Armenian-Russian relations have been raised to the highest level of allied partnership, which is proved by the sustainable development of all the spheres of interstate cooperation," Pashinyan said in the statement.

"The stable, constantly enriching bilateral legal framework is based on the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation, the 25th anniversary of the signing of which we will mark this year in August, as well as the Declaration on Allied Cooperation towards the 21st Century."

Pashinyan said that due to the active political dialogue and with the consistent implementation of high-level agreements, the two countries continue to coordinate foreign policy on the international arena, such as the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

"We highly appreciate the efforts of the Russian Federation and your personal contribution to achieving a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, as well as to ensuring favorable living conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh. I hope that the activities of the Russian peacekeeping forces will serve to strengthening the ceasefire regime in Nagorno Karabakh, will ensure the peaceful life of the people of Nagorno Karabakh on their land," Pashinyan said.

"I am confident that all these efforts will lead to stability and security in our region, and Russia's further mediation efforts, including within the OSCE Minsk Group, will be entirely aimed at the political and diplomatic settlement of the conflict."