Vladimir Putin Congratulates Presidents And Prime Ministers Of Forei

VLADIMIR PUTIN CONGRATULATES PRESIDENTS AND PRIME MINISTERS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES

ArmRadio.am
28.12.2006 15:48

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin sent a
congratulating message to Presidents and Prime Ministers of foreign
states, RF President’s Press Office informs.

In the message to RA President Robert Kocharyan it is noted that
2006 was significant for the rich program of the Year of Armenia in
Russia. This project fully contributed to the further multifaceted
development of Armenian-Russian strategic partnership. Due to
joint efforts it became possible to raise the level of the political
dialogue, reinforce the bases of understanding and mutually beneficial
cooperation in all fields.

In a congratulating message to the President of Azerbaijan,
Vladimir Putin noted that the bilateral relations have reached to
a qualitatively new level, which goes in line with the interests of
both peoples, and serves for establishing peace and security in the
Caucasus. Vladimir Putin emphasized also the events that took place
in the framework of the Year of Russia in Azerbaijan.

Addressing to the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, Vladimir
Putin wished peace and welfare to the people of Georgia.

Vladimir Putin congratulated also the President of Belarus Alexander
Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, Presidents
of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine,
the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
the Prime Minister of Great Britain Tony Blair, the President of
France Jacques Chirac, the President and Chancellor of Germany, the
President of India, the Chairman of the Council of Minister of Italy,
the Prime Minister of Canada, the President of the Peoples’ Republic
of China. Congratulating US President George Bush, Mr. Putin noted
that during the past year success was achieved in Russian-American
relations in a number of directions. The Russian President expressed
hope that the dynamic work in the direction of doubling the cooperation
potential will continue in 2007.