ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES RUSSIAN FM

ArmenPress
Feb 17 2005

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 17, ARMENPRESS: Armenian President Robert Kocharian
received today Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov who is
in Armenia on an official visit.

According to the President press services, the Foreign Affairs
Minister conveyed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warm greetings
to the Armenian President.

Robert Kocharian said he is pleased with the level of development
of Russian-Armenian relations. In his turn, Sergey Lavrov said that
the cooperation between the leaders of both countries resulted in
achieving great progress in all the spheres.

The sides also referred to the works of the Armenia-Russian
Intergovernmental Commission. Sergey Lavrov informed that the Russian
side is willing to solve the issues concerning the functioning of
the Armenian enterprises.

During the meeting the sides discussed the opportunities of expanding
the regional communication which will give an opportunity to develop
economic cooperation in the region. They also expressed assurance that
the large-scaled economic cooperation will promote the resolution of
the regional conflicts.

The sides also discussed the present pace of the Karabagh conflict
negotiations and its possible developments. They also exchanged
viewpoints concerning bilateral and multilateral cooperation within
the international organizations.