Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Russian State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin.

Karasin participates in an interdepartmental meeting in Yerevan, the RA MFA press service reported.

The parties discussed strategic cooperation, as well as development of allied relations between the two countries.

The two men noted that the active and regular dialogue between the Armenian and Russian Presidents serves as a reliable basis for boosting the mutually beneficial relations in future.

Besides, the parties discussed implementation of the agreements reached at the highest level.

Nalbandian and Karasin also referred to a range of regional issues, specifically, the Karabakh conflict settlement.