Putin invites Armenia’s president to Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited his Armenian counterpart to visit Moscow on August 8. Major topics for discussion will be the integration of Armenia into the Eurasian Union. So far, Armenia has the status of observer in this organization. Putin wants to know whether Armenia will become a member or whether it will reject the offer. The same issue allegedly was touched upon during the recent meeting of President Serzh Sargsyan with Russian PM Medvedev in London’s Olympic Games. Again, Russia did not receive a definite answer from Armenia.