Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will have an opportunity to discuss the issue of holding a referendum in Armenia during their meeting in Moscow, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“The heads of state will have an opportunity to once again discuss from all sides the key issue of our current bilateral relations. This concerns, after all, Armenia’s development path, its choice of orientation and the issue of holding a corresponding referendum,” Peskov said, RIA Novosti reports.
Peskov earlier said that Pashinyan’s visit to Russia could take place in the near future, but the exact dates have not yet been determined.
On September 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Pashinyan in Bishkek on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, with Yerevan’s plans to join the European Union becoming a key topic of discussion. The Russian president said simultaneous membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the EU was impossible and again called for a referendum to settle the issue.
Following the meeting, he invited the Armenian prime minister to Moscow to discuss specific issues concerning cooperation between the two countries.
