RUSSIA PREPARING FOR ARMENIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT’S VISIT

Interfax News Agency
March 20 2008
Russia

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin has conveyed greetings
to Armenian President-elect Serzh Sargsyan on behalf of the Russian
leadership, the Armenian government press service said.

Meeting with Sargsyan in Yerevan on Wednesday, Karasin said Moscow
was preparing for his upcoming visit to Moscow.

Karasin and Sargsyan talked about the internal political situation
in Armenia after the presidential elections, the press service said.

Sargsyan said the Armenian authorities attached primary importance
to stability of the state institutions and the people’s security. He
assured the Russian diplomat that all steps the authorities would
take in the future would also be based on the rule of law.

Consolidation in society and the presence of the atmosphere of
tolerance and dialogue are also important factors, Sargsyan said. The
president-elect said he was open to talks with anyone prepared for
such dialogue.