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A bilateral meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has started in Sochi.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from spokesman for the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.

"The trilateral meeting is over. The presidents issued a joint statement to the media, which will be announced later," a Kremlin spokesman said.

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Russia appreciates the strategic and allied nature of relations with Armenia.

This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a bilateral meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Putin said he hoped trade between the two countries would reach pre-pandemic levels.

"It is true that the trade turnover has decreased over the past year, and I hope we will go further," he added.

It should be noted that the bilateral meeting is over.