Putin meets Armenian PM Pashinyan on nuclear cooperation

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at the Kremlin to discuss nuclear energy cooperation, Rosatom’s work on the Armenian nuclear power plant, and bilateral trade figures.

• Main announcement/action: The leaders discussed extending the operational life of the Armenian nuclear power plant (Rosatom is working on this); the plant currently provides 30 percent of Armenia’s electricity and Armenia aims to extend its operation until 2036. They also cited bilateral trade figures of nearly US$11 billion (Russia’s estimate) and US$11.7 billion (Russia’s statistics), described as a record figure for 2024.
• Background and event details: Russia hosted and the leaders participated in an international nuclear sector event; key factual details:
  • Global Atomic Forum / World Atomic Week forum held 25 September 2025 at the Atom Museum at VDNKh, Moscow (agenda: development of the nuclear energy sector).
  • Bilateral meeting took place 26 September 2025, 00:40, at The Kremlin, Moscow (agenda: Russian-Armenian talks on energy, nuclear cooperation, trade).