The Kremlin met the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, the Kremlin website said.
The President of the Russian Federation noted that for Armenia, an increase in trade with the EURSEC countries since 2015 has been a very significant value – the turnover of Armenia with the EURASES countries has increased 14 times.
“As for bilateral relations, they are also very successful. We always, first of all, pay attention to economic cooperation. Over the past year, the growth in turnover has made a very significant value, and this is largely due to an increase in imports; if from an increase in import You have reached more than $ 7 billion exports in our direction.
At the same time, Putin drew attention to that there are questions related not only to the growth of trade, but also regarding security in the region.
“Now we will not talk about this in details in detail, but there is an opportunity to talk about the entire complex of our relations on the fields of the EurAsEC, including touching regional security issues,” the President of the Russian Federation said.
According to the Russian media, Putin’s meeting with Pashinyan lasted a little more than an hour.
In addition, Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Putin noted that the governments of the two countries work quite rhythmically and the turnover is growing.
“Spring, soon summer – fruits, we are waiting for vegetables from Uzbekistan, as last year. And you feel good, and we hold prices, it does not let them rise,” said the President of the Russian Federation.
Meanwhile, the President of Uzbekistan said that this year the countries “will be mastered five billion, each minister was dedicated to who are responsible for anything.” With the [deputy chairman of the government – Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis] Manturov today I also met, He had four questions, we all decided them on the go, ”he said.