Putin invites Pashinyan, Aliyev to meet in Russia![]() October 14, 2022 - 18:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to hold a meeting in Russia, RIA Novosti reports. “I am pleased to invite both the leader of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia. You can agree on a date, and as far as I understand it, there is interest to meet in Russia," he said at a CIS summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday, October 14. Putin noted that any city, including Sochi, Moscow or Saint Petersburg, could host the meeting: "Anywhere, anytime." Pashinyan and Aliyev last met face-to-face at an October 6 meeting, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and attended by President of the European Union Charles Michel. ![]() ![]() Ruben Vardanyan expressed conviction that his people will stay strong amid Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Lachin corridor. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. Rosa Linn took the opportunity to take her stance against the ongoing blockade of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. Moscow has urged Yerevan against “practicing scholasticism” and instead continue working together to achieve a comprehensive implementation of agreements. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |