Armenia’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday, September 14.

Karapetyan wished the Russian premier happy birthday, the press service of the Armenian government said.

Karapetyan further hailed Medvedev's personal contribution to the development of relations between Armenia and Russia.

The Armenian PM stressed the importance of active cooperation between the two governments and deepening of economic and trade ties both in bilateral and multilateral formats, including in the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union.