PRESIDENT-ELECT PAYS HIS FIRST VISIT TO RUSSIA
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
March 25, 2008
Yesterday morning Armenian President-elect SERGE SARGSYAN began his
working visit to the Russian Federation. S. Sargsyan had a meeting
with Russia’s President-elect DMITRY MEDVEDEV, First Assistant to
the Head of the Russian Government.
Mentioning that this was S. Sargsyan’s first visit to the Russian
Federation in the status of President, D. Medvedev expressed hope
that under the leadership of the newly elected Armenian President,
they will continue the Armenian-Russian relations which were set on
firm grounds during the recent years, and the two countries will
be able to start a full and broad cooperation in most different
spheres to the benefit of Russia and Armenia and the peoples of both
countries. There was a discussion over regional issues as well as
the two countries’ cooperation within the frameworks of the United
Nations, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, OSCE and other
organizations. Both parties expressed satisfaction with the current
level of the Armenian-Russian relations.
Yesterday Serge Sargsyan also had a meeting with YURI LOUZHKOV,
Mayor of Moscow; later he met with the RF President VLADIMIR PUTIN.
As a newly elected President of Armenia, S. Sargsyan expressed
confidence that Armenia will hereafter conduct a policy of extending
and broadening the cooperation with the Russian Federation and
strengthening the friendly relations between the two peoples.
Serge Sargsyan and Vladimir Putin also touched upon the post-electoral
developments of Armenia. The RA President-elect introduced our
country’s internal political situation and underscored that the
Armenian authorities are determined in doing their best towards the
establishment of bilateral stability, the consolidation of society
and the formation of an atmosphere of tolerance.
During the meeting, the parties discussed a broad framework of
issues concerning the Armenian-Russian relations in political,
military-economic and other spheres. They also touched upon the process
of the NK conflict settlement. Vladimir Putin mentioned that it was
necessary to proceed with the conflict settlement process within the
frameworks of the Minsk Group.
At the end of his working visit to the Russian Federation, S. Sargsyan
had a meeting with VICTOR ZOUBKOV, Head of the RF Government.