OFFICIAL REP. OF RF FOREIGN MINISTRY: RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA HAVE
RECENTLY OBTAINED A NATURE OF STRATEGIC AND ALLY PARTNERSHIP
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 16. ARMINFO. Relations with Armenia have recently
obtained a nature of strategic and ally partnership, peculiar with
their positive dynamics of development. Official Representative of
Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Yakovenko made this statement in
connection with the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
to Yerevan starting Wednesday.
He called symbolic that the visit of Sergey Lavrov to Armenia taked
place in 2005, the Year of Russian Federation in the Republic
of Armenia. In his words, the visit is within the framework of
bilateral agreements at the highest level on organization of an active
dialogue. It is directed at further deepening of Russian-Armenian
relations based on strong legal base – the Agreement of Friendship,
Cooperation and Mutual Assistance dated Aug 29 1997, Declaration of
Ally Partnership between RF and RA orientated at the 21st century
dated Sept 26 2000, as well as on 160 interstate and intergovernmental
agreements. The visit of Armenian President Robert Kocharyan to Moscow
on 12-13 May in 2004 as well as the meetings of Russian and Armenian
leaders in the August of 2004 in Sochi in the September of 2004 in
Astana, Yakovenko said.-m-