RUSSIA INTERESTED IN COOPERATION WITH ARMENIA – PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER

Vestnik Kavkaza
July 11 2012
Russia

Russia’s Federation Council is interested in intensification of
inter-parliamentary cooperation with the Armenian parliament,
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko told reporters in
Yerevan on Wednesday, News.am informs.

“The parliaments of our states should play a crucial role in further
development of Armenian-Russian bilateral ties. Armenia and Russia
have good experience of cooperation and the efficient work of
inter-parliamentary committees,” she said during a joint press
conference with her Armenian counterpart Hovik Abrahamyan.

She pointed out the huge untapped potential of the parliamentary
cooperation between the countries, stressing that strategic partnership
and the centuries-old history of the relationship is a very important
factor for increasing the scale of cooperation.

Matviyenko pointed to the high level of Armenia-Russia strategic
partnership, adding that the states had been building relations on
a solid basis for the last 20 years.

In his turn, Speaker Abrahamyan said his Russian counterpart’s visit
to Armenia will contribute to further strengthening of relations.