Kremlin: Vladimir Putin`s separate meeting with Mher Grigoryan in  Astana is not planned

ArmInfo.A separate meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan in Astana is not planned, but they may talk on the sidelines of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) summit, Dmitry Peskov, the Russian leader's press secretary, told reporters.

"A separate meeting is not planned, but if they want, they can have a  wonderful conversation on the sidelines of the summit," Peskov told  reporters on Friday in Astana, where the Eurasian Economic Union  (EAEU) summit is starting, Interfax reports.

When asked whether Grigoryan would bring a message to Yerevan from  the EAEU leaders, Peskov said, 

"A restricted-attendance summit is starting now, and sensitive issues  will, of course, be discussed there." He added that if Putin and  Grigoryan deem it appropriate, their meeting would take place.

He also said that Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko  briefly exchanged views on the situation in Armenia on the sidelines  of the EAEU leaders' meeting in Astana.

"They spoke several times yesterday on the sidelines. There was a  brief exchange of views on Armenia, but there was no substantive  discussion; there simply wasn't time. But at the same time, over an  informal lunch, they all had the opportunity to have a very good  conversation, a fairly lengthy conversation," Peskov said, responding  to a question about whether the topic of Armenia had been raised in  Putin and Lukashenko's conversations.