Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow during his visit to the country for the Global Atomic Week international forum.
Putin said he was happy to see the Armenian Prime Minister and thanked him for accepting the invitation to attend the forum dedicated to the development of the nuclear sector.
“The nuclear power plant has been operating in Armenia for a long time. As you personally mentioned during the forum, it provides 30 percent of the country's electricity. That’s a significant figure. Rosatom is currently working to extend the lifecycle of that nuclear power plant, and therefore your presence at the forum is very logical.
Overall, our relations have been developing well. We have a trade turnover of nearly 11 billion dollars. According to our statistical data, we had a trade turnover of 11.7 billion dollars with Armenia in 2024 — a record figure.
Our relationship has been progressing in other areas as well. We always have topics to discuss, even though we met only recently. Still, we are very happy to see you in Moscow. Once again, welcome,” President Putin said at the meeting, according to a press release issued by the Armenian Prime Minister’s Office.
Prime Minister Pashinyan thanked President Putin for inviting him to the Global Atomic Week forum.
“Today we learned many nuances about nuclear technologies — thank you for sharing them with us. Certainly, the role of nuclear energy is continuously growing, and it is already considered ecological energy on a global scale. Nuclear energy is very important for our country as well.
You correctly mentioned that we’ve been closely cooperating with Russia and working to extend the operational timeframe of the Armenian nuclear power plant until 2036. We are currently exploring and seeking projects suitable for Armenia — such as small modular nuclear technologies — and of course, we are engaged in an active dialogue with Russia on this matter as well. We are cooperating very effectively with the Rosatom corporation.
Overall, our relations have been developing as expected. You mentioned our mutual trade turnover — although a certain decrease has been recorded this year due to some global developments, I believe there is an opportunity to work in this direction so that our mutual trade can continue growing at the pace we saw in 2023–2024.
Certainly, we have a very rich agenda in our relationship, and many issues to discuss. Thank you,” Pashinyan said.
