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Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan of Armenia on Monday lauded the talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held in Moscow as “constructive”.

Speaking at a joint news conference with the Russian official, Mnatsakanyan said they had discussed a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues.

"There is a high mutual understanding on all the issues on the agenda, which testifies to the high level of Armenian-Russian partnership," he said, praising the fact that his official visit to Moscow planned earlier took place despite the problems in the region.

Mnatsakanyan stressed that he highly appreciates Russia's mediation efforts in the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, especially in the elaboration of October 9 ceasefire agreements for humanitarian purposes.

The Armenian foreign policy chief emphasized that the Armenian-Russian partnership includes all spheres of life, adding there is a dynamic dialogue in all those sectors.

At the meeting with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Russia, the issue of intensifying high-level bilateral contacts and meetings in accordance with the Armenian-Russian partnership and allied relations was emphasized.

"Russia is Armenia's leading economic partner, the level of bilateral trade remains high even in the face of economic instability and declining trade and economic indicators due to the coronavirus pandemic," Mnatsakanyan said.