Paper says Putin’s visit to Armenia postponed

PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Haykakan Zhamank daily, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Armenia, which was said to be earlier scheduled for late October or early November, has once again been postponed.

Russian media outlets have already reported that Putin’s visits to India, Turkey and Pakistan have also been put off.

According to CIS Executive Committee, the meeting of the Council of CIS heads of state has been shifted to early December, with the reasons not clarified.

Meanwhile, Reuters yesterday, Oct. 26 noted Russian president’s health problems as the reason, which was later denied by Putin’s spokesman.

Armenian prime minister’s appointment was expected to be in the focus of the discussions between Russian and Armenian presidents. According to government circles, Sargsyan-Putin discussions will be held early December in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in the framework of CIS presidents’ council meeting, the daily says.