Russian President Vladimir Putin sent congratulatory messages to the leaders of a number of countries on the occasion of the upcoming holidays.

As mentioned by the RA Prime Minister's Office, Russian President Vladimir Putin in his message to Nikol Pashinyan stated:

"It is important that during your official visit, you managed to fix the strategic direction of the bilateral alliance and outline the steps for the further development of partnership interaction in different directions, including EurAsEC, CSTO, and CIS formats. I look forward to continuing our dialogue and constructive joint work on topical issues of the bilateral and regional agenda."

According to the message published on the website of the Kremlin, the President of the Russian Federation also sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturian.

In addition, it is noted that Vladimir Putin sent congratulatory messages to the former leaders of a number of countries, including the second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, and the third President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.