# Putin, Pashinyan to discuss bilateral agenda on sidelines of SCO summit — Kremlin

https://mins.news/en/item/38948

- TASS, 2026-08-31 15:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2179993

> Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will discuss bilateral issues when they meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He added that reports about arrests of opposition activists in Armenia and changes in Moscow-Yerevan relations would certainly be addressed.

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