Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the delegation led by Federation Council Speaker of the Russian Federal Assembly Valentina Matviyenko, who is on an official visit to Armenia.

Welcoming the members of the delegation, Prime Minister Pashinyan touched upon the current state of relations between Armenia and Russia.

Valentina Matviyenko expressed gratitude for the warm welcome, reaffirming the readiness of the Russian Federation to continue cooperation with Armenia based on mutual respect and friendship.

During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on a number of issues on the Armenia-Russia agenda, including inter-parliamentary contacts, economic and cultural ties.