Putin, Pashinyan to have a chance to communicate at  BRICS summit

ArmInfo. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will have a chance to communicate at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Sergey Kopyrkin, the Russian Ambassador to Yerevan, stated in an interview with RIA Novosti.  

According to him, Pashinyan's decision to  participate in the BRICS+ events within the framework of the 16th  BRICS summit in Kazan, as per Putin's personal invitation,  demonstrates the strong relationship between Russia and Armenia at  the highest levels.  "I believe that our leaders will have the chance  to communicate, but the format and agenda will depend on the program  of this international forum, which will be extensive," Kopyrkin noted  in response to  whether Russian-Armenian contacts are planned "on the  sidelines" of the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan.