Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at the initiative of the Armenian side.
Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his commitment to the Joint Statement by the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia adopted at the Eurasian Economic Union summit in Astana on May 29 regarding the Republic of Armenia's efforts aimed at joining the European Union. It was notably emphasised that Armenia needed to promptly hold a national referendum on whether the country should join the EU or remain in the EAEU.