Armenian, Russian Prime Ministers Meet In Yerevan

ArmRadio.am
06.02.2008

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.

Russian PM Impressed With The Pace Of Economic Development In Armenia

ArmRadio.am
06.02.2008

On February 6 Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Tigran Torosyan received the delegation headed by the Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. The meeting was attended by Russian Ambassador to Armenia Nikolay Pavlov, Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatyan, RA Minister of Trade and Economic Development Nerses Yeritsyan, RA Deputy Foreign Minister Gegham Gharibjanyan, other officials.

Greeting the guest, NA Speaker Tigran Torosyan highly appreciated the dynamically developing Armenian-Russian relations, noting that the achievements open new perspectives for the deepening and development of cooperation.

Mr. Torosyan attached importance to the cooperation with Russian in the regional context and noted that Armenia’s experience has shown that the development of relations with the Russian Federation promotes regional peace and stability and regional development.

It was noted that the parliamentary elections of 2007 in both countries and the forthcoming presidential create new opportunities for effective work, which must be utilized for the sake of fulfilling the programs targeted at the well-being of people.

Russian PM Viktor Zubkov noted he is impressed with the pace of economic development in Armenia. According to his assessment, the numbers will soon find their reflection in the living conditions. Mr. Zubkov stressed the importance of interparliamentary cooperation between the two countries, since parliaments play a great role in the relations between peoples.