Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will visit Russia three times in December, with trips scheduled for December 3, 11 and 22.

The prime minister announced the dates during a speech in Dublin, according to Sputnik Armenia.

“I will travel to Russia for talks, and I hope we will be able to maintain a friendly atmosphere in our relations,” Pashinyan said.

He also addressed Armenia’s relations with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), noting that Yerevan’s political goal was to “create an alternative.”