RUSSIAN PRESIDENT WISHES HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ARMENIAN COUNTERPART

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Dec 28 2006

YEREVAN, December 28. /ARKA/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has
addressed a message to his Armenian counterpart Robert Kocharyan.

In his message President Vladimir Putin pointed out that the
current year has been enriched by the Year of Armenia in Russia. The
large-scale humanitarian project has to a full extent contributed to
comprehensive development of Russian-Armenian strategic cooperation,
Putin said.

Combined efforts allowed the two nations to raise the level
of political dialogue and strengthen the foundations of mutual
understanding and mutually advantageous cooperation in all spheres,
says the Russian President’s message.