Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Armenia in the second half of 2022, according to a joint statement adopted by Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday, April 19.

Pashinyan extended the invitation and said that it was in connection with the session of the CSTO Collective Security Council.

Putin last visited Armenia in October 2019 to participate in a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Yerevan.