BORIS GRYZLOV: RUSSIA-ARMENIA COMMODITY TURNOVER MAY REACH $1 BILLION IN 2008

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.01.2008 16:33 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian President Robert Kocharian met Tuesday with
Russian State Duma Chairman Boris Gryzlov. The President congratulated
Mr Gryzlov on the victory in the December parliamentary elections.

The top officials stressed the importance of the agreement signed by
United Russia Party, the Republican Party of Armenia and Prosperous
Armenia Party. They also referred to interparliamentary cooperation
within international structures.

President Kocharian noted that economic ties between the two states
encourage bilateral cooperation and Russian investments in the
Armenian economy.

"According to experts, the commodity turnover between Armenia and
Russia can reach $1 billion and will drive the relations to a new
level," Mr Gryzlov said, the RA leader’s press office said.