RUSSIA – NUMBER ONE TRADE PARTNER OF ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
31.10.2006 14:58 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia keeps being number one trade partner of
Armenia, Minister of Trade and Economic Development of Armenia
Karen Chshmarityan told journalists in Yerevan today. "According to
the outcomes of the previous 15 years, from 1991 to 2005 Russia is
the first in volume of investments into Armenian economy," Karen
Chshmarityan said, when commenting on Russian President Putin’s
statement that Russia being the third on investments in Armenia is
"shameful." "The Russian President spoke about past year, as in
2005 Germany and Greece were on the first places on the volume of
investments into Armenian economy," the Minister noted, adding that
Russia as an individual country keeps being number one trade partner
of Armenia," reports Novosti-Armenia.