MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will have an opportunity to talk on the sidelines of the events attended by Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) leaders in St. Petersburg, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

"They will have a great opportunity to talk on the sidelines of the upcoming events," the Kremlin spokesman said in response to a question whether there would be individual talks between Putin and Pashinyan.

Pashinyan was reported earlier today to have traveled to St. Petersburg. There, he will take part in a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Council and an informal meeting of CIS heads.

The Armenian prime minister has been refusing to attend Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and CIS events for a year. He skipped a CSTO summit in Minsk in November, expressing hope "that the CSTO partners will take this decision with understanding." As well, Pashinyan failed to attend a meeting of CIS heads of state and government in Bishkek in October.