Strategic relations with Russia of much importance to Armenia

ITAR-TASS News Agency
TASS
April 6, 2006 Thursday 03:54 PM EST

by Yelena Protopopova

Strategic relations with Russia are now of special importance to
Armenia, holds Vartan Oskanyan, the Armenian foreign minister. “The
question of security is now the main question for Armenia, so it is
very important that we have strategic relations with Russia,” the
minister said. “We treasure good relations with Russia,” he said.

During a conversation with students of Moscow State University of
International Relations, (University – MGIMO), the minister also
touched upon railway transport communication with Russia. He said the
opening of the Abkhazian stretch of the Russian-Georgian railway to
traffic would be of positive importance for Armenia and Russia.
“With the opening of the Abkhazian stretch of the railway to
traffic, trade turnover between Armenia and Russia will increase,”
the minister said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS