Putin extends holiday greetings to Pashinyan, former Armenian presidents

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent Christmas and New Year greetings to foreign heads of state and government, the Kremlin reports.

According to a statement published on the Kremlin website on Tuesday, Putin congratulated Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The Russian leader also extended holiday greetings to a number of former foreign leaders, including Armenia’s former presidents Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, the statement said.