SERGE SARGSIAN AND RF NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO RA DISCUSS CURRENT
ISSUES AND DEEDS OF ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS

YEREVAN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian-Russian relations, both in
economy and military spheres are at rather high level at present
though they still have great potential of development. Serge Sargsian,
the Secretary of the National Security Council attached to President
of the Republic of Armenia, the Defence Minister, the Co-Chairman of
the Intergovernmental Committee of the Armenian-Russian Economic
Cooperation stated this, receiving Nicolay Pavlov, the newly appointed
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation
to the Republic of Armenia on May 25. The Minister expressed hope that
during Pavlov’s tenure, those relations will strengthen even more and
become wider. The newly appointed Ambassador assured that he will do
his best to support cuntinuous development of the present wide
cooperation between the two states. As Noyan Tapan was informed from
the RA Defence Ministry’s Press Service, current issues and deeds of
the Armenian-Russian cooperation were also discussed, opinions were
exchanged around lattest regional and international developments.