Armenian PM rules out bilateral Putin meeting at CIS summit in Turkmenistan

Pashinyan stated no bilateral meetings with Putin or Aliyev are scheduled on the sidelines of the CIS summit in Turkmenistan, despite meetings a month ago. This signals a cooling in Armenia-Russia and Armenia-Azerbaijan engagement, potentially reflecting stalled normalization talks or regional realignment. The absence of high-level dialogue may increase uncertainty in South Caucasus security dynamics.