OREANDA-NEWS  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin and all Russians on Russia Day. The text of the congratulatory telegram is published on the website of the head of the Armenian government.

"Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, please accept my congratulations on the occasion of the state holiday of the Russian Federation — Russia Day. This significant holiday embodies the responsibility of the citizens of the Russian Federation for the future of their country, as well as the desire of the friendly Russian people to independently choose the path of development of the state," the text says.

Pashinyan expressed confidence that the ties between the peoples of the two countries and their readiness for an open and constructive dialogue will contribute to strengthening Russian-Armenian cooperation.

Earlier, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory telegram to Putin on the occasion of Russia Day. In it, he stressed that the relations between the two countries are based on the traditions of friendship, good neighborliness and mutual respect.