RUSSIA REMAINS ONE OF ARMENIA’S BIGGEST TRADE AND ECONOMIC PARTNERS, VARTAN OSKANIAN CONSIDERS
Noyan Tapan
Jan 09 2007
YEREVAN, JANUARY 9, NOYAN TAPAN. "In 2006, active Armenian-Russian
cooperation continued in strategic, economic and humanitarian
spheres." RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian declared this
at the January 9 press conference. He said that Russia remains
one of Armenia’s biggest trade and economic partners: in 2006
January-November, bilateral trade circulation amounted to 376.9 mln
USD (in 2005, nearly 300 mln USD).
In V.Oskanian’s words, in 2006, direct contacts between RA marzes and
RF regions also became rather active. A number of mutual visits took
place. The Minister emphasized that RF’s Armenian community makes
considerable contribution in deepening of Armenian-Russian relations.
Meanwhile, it was mentioned that the year 2006 grew gloomy due to a
number of murders of Armenians in Russia. During Armenian-Russian
top-level meetings the Armenian party repeatedly emphasized
the necessity to exclude these manifestations. Consultations
between Foreign Ministries were held in June last year for the
purpose of discussing the issue of violence towards Armenians in
Russia. V.Oskanian said that this issue remains in the center of
attention of RA Foreign Ministry.