Russian, Armenian PMs Holding Talks In Yerevan

RUSSIAN, ARMENIAN PMS HOLDING TALKS IN YEREVAN

ITAR-TASS, Russia
Feb 6 2008

YEREVAN, February 6 (Itar-Tass) – Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov
is having a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Serge Sarkisyan
here on Wednesday.

At the beginning of the tete-a-tete meeting Zubkov conveyed cordial
greetings from the Russian President. "He asked to convey to you
the gratitude for visiting our country (in September 2007), as well
as for the fact that our relations are developing so dynamically,"
he said. According to Zubkov, President Vladimir Putin wished good
health to Sarkisyan and added that he would like Russian-Armenian
relations to develop the way they are developing now, or even better.

"We are going to discuss many questions at today’s talks in an expanded
format, and to outline a new plan of actions for the future.

We shall keep those issues under control," Zubkov said. In his opinion,
Russia and Armenia "have good prospects for a further development of
cooperation. President Putin asked to call your attention to it."