INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION IMPORTANT
MECHANISM OF DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: ARMENIAN
PRESIDENT

ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Oct 13 2005

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13. ARMINFO. Intergovernmental Commission for
Economic Cooperation is an important mechanism of development of
Armenian-Russian relations. It has always been significant by its
effective activity. Armenian President Robert Kocharyan made this
statement today, during his meeting with Russian Transport Minister,
Co-Chair of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission for
Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, Igor Levitin.

The presidential press-service reports the sides as discussing the
programs of bilateral cooperation, focusing on the energy, transport
communication issues. The sides are reported to touch upon the
activation of the Abkhazian branch line of the Georgian railway and
the participation of Russia, Georgia and Armenia in its construction.

According to the source, Robert Kocharyan said that reactivation of
the branch line will open new possibilities of cooperation. The sides
also discussed activation of the Armenian enterprises transferred to
Russia under the program “Property for Debt.” In his turn, Levitin
said: “Russia is also interested in activation of the enterprises.

For this purpose, working groups have been formed.”