Putin signs decree on Year of Russia in Armenia

Interfax

Mar 25 2005 12:39PM

MOSCOW/YEREVAN. March 25 (Interfax) – Russian President Vladimir Putin
has signed a decree on observing the Year of the Russian Federation
in Armenia and the Year of Armenia in the Russian Federation “for
the purposes of further developing Russian-Armenian relations and
expanding bilateral ties,” the presidential press service told Interfax
on Friday.

Putin said he hopes the opening of the Year of Russian culture
in Armenia will provide a very good basis for the development of
relations not only in humanitarian affairs but also in economic and
political matters.