KOCHARIAN, PUTIN TO MEET AGAIN
By Armen Dulian

Radio Liberty
Aug 22 2007
Czech Rep.

President Robert Kocharian will fly to Russia on Thursday for talks
with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, it was announced on
Wednesday.

A spokesman for Putin was reported to have told journalists in Moscow
that the meeting will take place in the Black Sea city of Sochi on
Thursday. He did not specify its agenda.

Official Yerevan is also tight-lipped about details of the talks. A
short statement by Kocharian’s office said only that they will center
on "prospects for the development of Russian-Armenian relations."

Kocharian’s press secretary, Victor Soghomonian, said separately that
the Armenian leaders plans to hold a number of other meetings in Sochi,
but did not elaborate.

Putin and Kocharian already met in the southern Russian city in
January. The one-on-one talks reportedly focused on Russian-Armenian
commercial relations, with the two presidents praising Russia’s
increased economic presence in Armenia and saying that they agreed to
boost it further this year. Putin, in particular, noted the absence
of "unresolved problems or difficult issues" in Moscow’s ties with
Yerevan and welcomed growing Russian-Armenian trade.