ROBERT KOCHARIAN: BORIS YELTSIN STOOD AT SOURCES OF NEW STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN TRADITIONAL FRIENDLY RELATIONS

Noyan Tapan
Apr 24 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 24, NOYAN TAPAN. On the occasion of the death of
first RF President Boris Yeltsin RA President Robert Kocharian sent
a message of condolence to RF President Vladimir Putin. The message
provided to Noyan Tapan from RA President’s Press Office read:

"Dear Vladimir Putin,

I perceived with grief the news about the untimely death of first RF
President Boris Yeltsin.

Boris Yeltsin’s name is inseparably connected with the history of
establishment of democratic Russia. His contribution to the issue
of formation of Commonwealth of Independent States had a pivotal
importance in the respect of preserving and extending contacts among
states of post-Soviet area. He stood at the sources of new stage of
development of traditional friendly relations of Republic of Armenia
and Russian Federation. Boris Yeltsin is an epoch, a guideline of
history of relations between our friendly peoples.

On hehalf of me personally, Armenian people and its leadership I
present sincere condolences to the leadership of Russian Federation,
to Boris Yeltsin’s relatives and friends, to the whole Russian people.

I mourn together with you."