Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has denied holding a secret meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his recent visit to Moscow, describing the trip as successful. <\/p>\n
\u201cI did not have any backstage meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin; there was a working lunch,\u201d Pashinyan said at a press briefing following a cabinet meeting on Thursday, commenting on critical assessments of his visit, News.Az<\/a> reports, citing News.am<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cA working lunch took place, and we, as always, had lunch and spoke in a friendly manner. I assess this visit as very successful, while everyone is free to have their own opinion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Pashinyan said the two sides had agreed to hold further meetings and events.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have planned a high-level meeting in the second half of June [after parliamentary elections to be held on June 7],\u201d he said, adding that the substance of the discussions reflected his previous public statements.<\/p>\n \u201cI did not say anything new at the meeting with the president of the Russian<\/a> Federation,\u201d Pashinyan noted.<\/p>\n The Armenian prime minister said relations between Armenia and Russia are currently undergoing a \u201cconstructive transformation\u201d, which he described as a positive process.<\/p>\n