RYZHKOV: "HOW CAN WE PUNISH ARMENIANS, WHEN WE LIVE BESIDE THEM?"
PanARMENIAN.Net
17.10.2006 17:02 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia’s actions regarding Georgia are not
aimed against Armenia, Co-Chair of Armenian-Russian Commission on
Interparliamentary Cooperation Nikolay Ryzhkov stated in Yerevan. "We
never thought to punish our friends. How can we punish Armenians,
when we live beside them? Moreover given 2 million Armenians living
in Russia," he said.
Ryzhkov is sure that Russia’s political leaders did not have thoughts
like that, excellent relations between leaders, parliaments and
governments of the two countries are established. "Another matter is
that taking into account the transport communication between Georgia
and Armenia, today’s situation has indirectly influenced Armenia,
however, as far as I know, there is an agreement, according to
which cargo may pass through the territory of Georgia to Armenia,"
he remarked, reports Novosti-Armenia.