ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, RUSSIAN DEPUTY PM DISCUSS ECONOMIC COOPERATION

Arka News Agency, Armenia
April 11 2007

YEREVAN, April 11. /ARKA/. Armenian President Robert Kocharyan
received Wednesday a delegation headed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister
Sergey Ivanov.

Armenian presidential press office reports that issues related to
Armenian-Russian economic cooperation were discussed at the meeting.

Both the Armenian president and the Russian premier said
Armenian-Russian partnership enlarged Russian capital presence and
speeded up trade turnover growth in Armenia.

The problems connected with re-launch of the five Armenian enterprises
handed over to Russia under property-for-debt agreement were discussed
among other issues.

National Statistical Service says investments from Russia have grown
1.3 times over 2006, compared with 2005, to $87.5mln.