LAVROV: WE ARE AND HAVE BEEN ALLIES WITH ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.10.2006 15:12 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Historical and spiritual closeness of the
two peoples is the pledge for Armenian-Russian union, Russian FM
Sergey Lavrov stated in Moscow on the Public TV Company of Armenia
at a reception in honor of celebration of the 15th anniversary
of Armenia’s Independence. "We are and we have been allies with
Armenia. Historical and spiritual closeness of the two peoples is
the pledge for Armenian-Russian union," he said. "Many Armenians
now work and live in Russia. Call the name of Armen Jigarkhanyan –
there is no Russian, who does not know or love him," the Minister
remarked. "Of course we have separated as republics of the USSR,
however we are overcoming that hard period," Sergey Lavrov added,
reports Novosti-Armenia.