LEVITIN: 2006 SPECIAL FOR RUSSIA AND ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
10.10.2006 13:40 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ October 9 the 8th session of the Intergovernmental
Commission for Economic Cooperation between Russia and Armenia held
in Moscow. Russian Minister of Transport Igor Levitin and Armenian
Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan co-chair the Commission. As reported by
the Russian Transport Ministry Press Office, when opening the session
Levitin said the year 2006 is special for Russia and Armenia, as it
will pass under the mark of the Year of Armenia in Russia. Levitin
said that since the 7th session of the Commission much work is done
by the parties.

The Intergovernmental Agreement on Mutual Protection of Capital
Investments was put into effect.

Calculations over the Intergovernmental Agreement from 17 July 2002
are over. As for 30 January 2006, Armenia has no debts on state
credits in Vnesheconombank. 31 March 2006 an Agreement is signed
between Gazprom Public Corporation and the Government of the Republic
of Armenia on participation of Gazprom in gas and energy projects in
Armenia. Organizational and financial matters relating to the creation
of a Center of Space Monitoring in Armenia are already solved.

Humanitarian cooperation has rather intensified.

During the session of the Commission the parties discussed the state of
the contract and treaty base for cooperation, prospects of development
of trade and economic, financial and property relations, fuel and
energy, transport and communication, humanitarian cooperation. A
Protocol is signed at the end of the session.