SERZH SARGSYAN VISITING MOSCOW
Regnum
March 24 2008
Russia
On March 23-24, Armenia’s president-elect Serzh Sargsyan is having a
first working visit. Sargsyan is visiting Moscow, where he is meeting
with president of Russia Vladimir Putin, president-elect Dmitry
Medvedev, and prime minister Viktor Zubkov, REGNUM was informed at
the Kremlin’s press office. The meetings are expected to be held
on Monday. According to the source, issues of cooperation between
Armenia and Russia within CSTO and security issues in Transcaucasia
are being discussed.
Inauguration of Serzh Sargsyan is due on April 9. Presidential election
in Armenia was held on February 18, 2008. Prime minister of Armenia,
leader of Republican Party Serzh Sargsyan won the vote with 52.86%
of ballots.