Arayik Harutyunyan and Putin Meet: 'Joghavourd'

'Joghavourd' newspaper reports that on November 23, when Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Armenia, the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, met with him. This information has been provided by informed sources from 'Joghavourd'. The meeting took place at the 'Dvin' hotel. This suggests that the Russian Federation, at the level of Vladimir Putin, perceives Arayik Harutyunyan as the leader of Artsakh and trusts him, despite the fact that Artsakh has a new Prime Minister in the person of Ruben Vardanyan.

According to our sources, the meeting took place in the Putin-Arayik Harutyunyan format. 'Joghavourd' contacted the presidential office of Artsakh to verify this information and obtain additional details, but the presidential office vehemently denied the meeting. 'The President of Artsakh was in Artsakh during those days; your news does not correspond to reality, and such a meeting did not occur,' officials from the Presidential Office of the Republic of Artsakh stated.

For more details, see today's issue of the newspaper.