Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to the Russian Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Russia Day.  

It’s the national holiday of Russia that commemorates s the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on June 12, 1990.

“In the modern history of the Russian Federation, this holiday is a symbol of the inheritance of generations. Every year on this day, Russians celebrate the proclamation of the country’s state sovereignty as the beginning of a new stage in the history of modern Russia,” Pashinyan wrote.

“I am convinced that, thanks to joint efforts, relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation will develop and strengthen for the benefit of the peoples of our countries,” Pashinyan added.