April 20, 2015 - 14:24 AMT
Russia's Putin to attend Genocide centennial events in Yerevan: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be attending the events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in Yerevan, according to the Kremlin.

“Russian and Armenian leaders will meet within the framework of the visit to discuss the issues on the bilateral agenda, interaction within integration unions as well as current regional and international topics,” Kremlin said in a statement.

Earlier, Putin's spokesman did not rule out that the Russian and French leaders could meet on the sidelines of the Genocide centennial commemoration events in Yerevan.