Armenian president awards outgoing Russian envoy for efforts to deepen ties

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
30 Mar 05

[Presenter] Armenian President Robert Kocharyan today received the
outgoing Russian ambassador to Armenia, Anatoliy Dryukov.

Kocharyan pointed out that serious progress was made in all spheres of
cooperation between the two countries during his tenure. The president
awarded the ambassador the Mkhitar Gosh Medal for his efforts to
deepen and develop friendly relations between Armenia and Russia.

Dryukov said that during his tenure, he always tried to deepen
bilateral relations and wished to see Armenia stable, peaceful and
prosperous.

[Video showed the meeting]