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Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 168.am reports, citing own sources in Moscow. As the source reminds, Kocharyan paid a working visit to Moscow on December 18 to attend the session of the Sistema PJSFC Board of Directors to which he is a member. 

As pat of the visit, Kocharyan held an hour-long conversation with Putin. The interlocutors discussed a wide range of issues, concerning the security of Armenia and Artsakh in the post-war reality, possible regional developments as well as the political and economic situation established in Armenia. 

168.am has reached the Spokesperson of the former president Victor Soghomonyan to comment on the veracity of the reports. Soghomonyan has neither denied nor confirmed the information, at the same time refusing to provide details on the phone conversion or comment it in any way. 

The news outlet then raises questions why the presidents talked over the phone instead of having a face-to-face meeting as it has happened previously when Kocharyan was in Moscow. 

"Dmitry Peskov's yesterday's comments that Vladimir Putin is likely to announce about taking the coronavirus vaccine in the near future spreads light on the issue as ahead of the vaccination Putin has reportedly minimized the frequency of face-to-face meetings.