ArmInfo.RF President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Nikol Pashinyan congratulating him on taking office as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, the press service of Prime Minister of Armenia reports.
The message reads in part:"I expect that your work as the head of government will contribute to further strengthening the friendly, allied relations between our countries, our partnership as part of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union and the Collective Security Treaty Organization."
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian on Monday, at the first sitting of the 7th convocation, appointed Nikol Pashinyan as Prime Minister of Armenia.