October 14, 2022 - 18:01 AMT
Putin invites Pashinyan, Aliyev to meet in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to hold a meeting in Russia, RIA Novosti reports.

“I am pleased to invite both the leader of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia. You can agree on a date, and as far as I understand it, there is interest to meet in Russia," he said at a CIS summit in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday, October 14.

Putin noted that any city, including Sochi, Moscow or Saint Petersburg, could host the meeting: "Anywhere, anytime."

Pashinyan and Aliyev last met face-to-face at an October 6 meeting, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and attended by President of the European Union Charles Michel.