Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on August 12, discussing bilateral cooperation and regional developments, three months after Zelenskyy’s visit to Yerevan triggered criticism from Moscow.

According to the Armenian government, Zelenskyy congratulated Pashinyan on his reappointment following Armenia’s recent parliamentary elections. The two leaders reviewed issues related to the Armenia-Ukraine partnership and exchanged views on regional and global developments.

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said relations between Ukraine and Armenia were becoming “more constructive” and stressed the importance of maintaining regular dialogue. He added that the leaders discussed the outcomes of his May visit to Armenia and priority areas for future cooperation.

The call came a day after Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha spoke with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. Sybiha said he briefed his counterpart on the impact of Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine and agreed to continue developing cooperation between Kyiv and Yerevan.

Zelenskyy visited Armenia in May to attend the European Political Community summit in Yerevan. During the gathering, remarks he made about Russia’s upcoming Victory Day celebrations prompted a sharp response from Moscow. Russia’s Foreign Ministry criticized both the comments and what it described as Pashinyan’s failure to react to them, a criticism the Armenian prime minister later rejected.

The latest contacts between Armenian and Ukrainian officials come as relations between Yerevan and Moscow remain strained. Last week, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized what he described as Armenia’s “demonstrative flirtations” with Kyiv, arguing that such actions raise doubts about the Armenian leadership’s commitment to allied relations with Russia.