RUSSIA, ARMENIA TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP RELATIONS

Itar-Tass
June 24
MOSCOW

Russia and Armenia will develop their relations on the basis of
large-scale strategic cooperation.

"The cooperation will have the spirit of mutual trust, respect of the
sovereignty, a peaceful settlement of disputes, not using force or a
threat of force, non-interference in internal affairs of each other,
equality and mutual benefit," says a joint statement by the Russian
and Armenian presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sargsian.

Moscow and Yerevan "attach priority significance to the deepening of
mutually beneficial economic cooperation".

The statement also cites as priorities the cooperation in the fuel and
energy sector, transport, communications, steel, mining and processing
industries and in the innovation sphere.

The sides "will help the preservation of cultural and spiritual
closeness of the two countries’ peoples and deepen relations in the
sphere of culture, science, education, information and health care".

"The Russian and Armenian presidents are convinced that the current
stage of the two countries’ relations opens a broad prospect for ally
interaction and the intensive deepening of relations in all fields
in the interest of development of the national economy, culture,
ensuring peace, stability and guaranteed security in the Caucasus
region and in the whole world," the document says.

The joint statement has 14 points presenting views of the presidents
on different aspects of bilateral and international relations.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress