Regnum, Russia
Dec 1 2006

Armenian-Russian extended meeting is being held in Moscow

Issues of the Armenian-Russian cooperation first of all in trade
relations are the subject of a meeting of governmental delegations of
Russia and Armenia in Moscow. The Armenian delegation headed by Prime
Minister Andranik Margaryan arrived in Moscow to participate in an
extended meeting with Russian colleagues and will further go to St.
Petersburg, where a ceremony of closing the Year of Armenia in
Russia.

As a REGNUM correspondent informs, opening the meeting, Russian Prime
Minister Mikhail Fradkov announced that the Armenian side has a very
busy schedule in Moscow, despite the fact that the main aim of their
visit is participation in the ceremony of closing the Year of Armenia
in Russia. `We focus upon issues of trade and economic cooperation,’
the Russian prime minister stressed.

In his turn, his Armenian counterpart Andranik Margaryan said that
effective cooperation is being developed between the two countries;
he expressed confidence in continuing such relations. `The political
dialog, economic and humanitarian cooperation have promoted
improvement of relations between our countries,’ he stressed.
Speaking on the Year of Armenia in Russia, the Armenian prime
minister noted that the countries did a good job.