Putin suggests comparing notes on current and midterm issues at meeting with Armenia’s PM

ITAR-TASS, Russia
 Saturday 10:15 PM GMT
Putin suggests comparing notes on current and midterm issues at
meeting with Armenia’s PM
MOSCOW September 9
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a proposal to compare notes on
current and midterm matters at a meeting with Prime Minister of
Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
MOSCOW, September 9. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin made a
proposal to compare notes on current and midterm matters at a meeting
with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.
"I am very glad to see for comparing notes in respect of our
interaction at present and in the midterm perspective," the Russian
leader said at the start of talks.
Russia steadily keeps the first place among economic partners of
Armenia and is the largest investor into the economy of the republic,
Putin said. The Russian President noted diversified nature of trade
and economic ties between two countries. "These are energy, including
hydrocarbons energy, gas supplies at the lowest prices for global gas
deliveries by Gazprom - $150 per thousand cubic meters, nuclear energy
and thermal generation," Putin said. Relations are also developing in
the metals sector and in machine-building, he added.
Growth of trade turnover between Russia and Armenia by almost 30% is
encouraging, Putin said. Growth over the first half of this year was
also above 22%, the Russian leader said. "If it goes on in the same
manner, we will be above last-year figures," Putin added.