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Armenia and Russia have reached strategic agreements to develop cooperation in various fields, the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has stated, saying “My last visit to Moscow (April 1) was very successful. We had very lengthy and detailed discussions and reached strategic agreements to develop cooperation in very different areas, whose results all of us will see soon.” He was addressing the Armenian Parliament on Wednesday (April 15).
He stated that relations between Armenia and Russia are at the highest level, as they have never been before, adding “Look at the dynamics of the meetings between the leaders of Armenia and Russia and compare them to previous periods. I am in full-scale working contact with both the Russian president and prime minister, which imparts a special meaning to these contacts. Armenia has not argued, is not arguing, and will not argue with Russia. Any attempts to entangle us in a confrontation with Russia, whether economic or political, will fail. We are guided by our country’s interests, and it is in our country’s interests to maintain good relations with Russia.”
Armenia is looking for Russian investment to boost its nuclear energy sector, while bilateral trade has been somewhat erratic, mainly due to the threat of secondary sanctions on Yerevan. However, Moscow remains Yerevan’s principal trading and investment partner, accounting for over 37% of Armenia’s exports in 2025, with cooperation concentrated in consumer goods, food production, and key industrial sectors. Bilateral trade reached US$6.4 billion last year.
