ARMENIAN, RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTERS MEET IN YEREVAN

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06.02.2008 14:54

RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan received the delegation headed by
the Head of Government of the Russian Federation Viktor Zubkov.

During the meeting PM Serge Sargsyan noted that Viktor Zubkov’s
official visit to Armenia will become a new impetus for the development
of Armenian-Russian relations, reinforcement and deepening of
mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. Viktor
Zubkov conveyed the greetings of the Russian President and thanked
for the invitation and warm reception.

The meeting of the Prime ministers was followed by consultations in
an extended format, during which the delegations of the two parties
discussed a broad framework of issues related to Armenian-Russian
cooperation in different spheres.

Expressing appreciation for the bilateral cooperation and the
development of relations, Serge Sargsyan and Viktor Zublov underlined
that those are promoted by the warm friendly relations between the
Presidents of the two states. The interlocutors specially emphasized
the achievements in the field of economy: the volumes of commodity
turnover, and the increase of Russian investments into Armenian
economy. The parties stated, however, that the trade-economic relations
still have a great potential for development.

According to RA Prime Minister, the high level of political relations
between the two countries demands to reach more in the filed of
economic cooperation. In this context the parties attached importance
to the productive work of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental
Commission for Economic Cooperation.

After the meeting a number of documents were signed between the
Governments of the two countries. Prime Ministers Serge Sargsyan and
Viktor Zubkov gave a joint press conference.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress