RUSSIA FOR COOPERATION AND PROSPERITY IN SOUTH CAUCASIAN REGION
PanARMENIAN.Net
03.04.2007 18:17 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Provision of stability and security, which is
of vital importance for many countries, proceeds from Russia’s
interests, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated to a joint
press conference with RA Acting Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian in
Yerevan. He said, RF is for cooperation and prosperity in the South
Caucasian region. "We proceed exactly from this necessity in our
contacts with all countries of the region, particularly with Turkey
and Iran, as well as in our contacts with NATO and EU, which perform
interest in this region. But we also proceeds from the necessity not
to create problems for Armenia." he stressed. In Lavrov’s opinion
interest to the region is quite understandable, since there are
natural resources and transit ways here, which are very important
from geo-strategic viewpoint.
In his part Armenian Acting Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian underlined
that Russian frontier troops are in Armenia by mutual consent of both
parties. "We think today their presence is necessary for Armenia’s
security," Oskanian said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
