Putin to visit Armenia on April 24 – Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to visit Yerevan at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan to participate in the commemorative events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide, the Kremlin press service said on Monday, TASS reported.

"As part of the visit, the meeting of the presidents of Russia and Armenia will be held that will discuss the issues of bilateral agenda, cooperation in integration associations and also topical regional and international issues," the statement says.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week that Putin could visit the Armenian capital. Peskov did not rule out that the presidents of Russia and France could meet at the commemorative events in Yerevan.

"As far as we understand, Putin and [Francois] Hollande will be staying in Yerevan at the same time. Their contacts on the sidelines of the programme planned by the Armenian side therefore cannot be excluded," Peskov said on Friday.