ArmenPress
Dec 15 2004

ARMENIAN, RUSSIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS BILATERAL TIES

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 15, ARMENPRESS: The chairman of Russian State
Duma (parliament) Boris Gryzlov, who arrived in Yerevan Tuesday
evening, was received today by parliament chairman Arthur
Baghdasarian to discuss ways for boosting ties between the two
nations’ parliaments.
They also spoke about economic issues. Parliament press office
quoted Baghdasarian as saying that Armenians are waiting for Russia
to resume the operation of five enterprise which were handed to it by
Armenia to settle its outstanding debt. Under the deal known as
Assets for Debt the Russian side pledged to resume their operations
as soon as possible, to invest in them and create new jobs.
Later in the day Gryzlov was received by president Kocharian and
discussed with him, according to the presidential press service, the
pace of development of Russian-Armenian political and economic issues
“in the context of harmonization of their legislations and
interaction in international organizations.”
Kocharian and Gryzlov also spoke about a meeting of bilateral
commission for economic cooperation later this month in Moscow which
is expected also to focus on resumption of the five enterprises.
Gryzlov said the Russian side is considering the question of
placing orders for Mars plant, specialized in electronic equipment
production.