RIA Oreanda, Russia
May 27 2008
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Armenia Yasuo Saito
Yerevan. ">OREANDA-NEWS . May 27, 2008. The Prime Minister said to be
highly appreciative of the assistance provided to the government and
the people of Armenia for several years now with a view to
implementing structural and economic reforms, infrastructure
development etc. and extended his gratitude for fruitful cooperation
and support. The Prime Minister also emphasized the Note on alteration
of the amount of the loan made available under the May 29, 2005
exchanges of notes with the aim of strengthening Armenia’s efforts for
economic stabilization and development to be signed on May 27, 2008
with the RA Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. The Note
provides for the allocation of additional funds to Armenia’s energy
sector which is another step forward on the way to continued effective
cooperation and our country’s enhanced energy security. Tigran
Sargsyan prioritized the activation of the efforts of the
intergovernmental commission which according to him offers good
opportunities for discussion of issues of mutual concern, work
coordination and submission of proposals on extra projects and new
areas of collaboration. In this context, the Prime Minister mentioned
tourism, research and development, small and medium-size enterprise
and a number of other sectors as prospective areas for mutually
beneficial cooperation.
During the meeting, the need for establishing Armenia’s embassy in
Japan was emphasized on either side. Ambassador Yasuo Saito expressed
readiness on the part of the Japanese authorities to possibly assist
Armenia with this task considering that the future embassy would help
strengthen the Armenian-Japanese relationship.
The interlocutors have also referred to the cooperation on the
international arena, inclusive of the United Nations.