RUSSIAN, ARMENIAN PRESIDENTS HOLD TALKS

Itar-Tass
June 24 2008
Russia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has positively appraised Tuesday’s
talks with Armenian President Serzh Sargsian.

"We have discussed prospects of bilateral business and humanitarian
relations, and exchanged opinions on key issues of the regional and
international life," Medvedev told a news conference.

The two countries’ cooperation is actively developing.

Bilateral trade is approaching one billion dollars.

Medvedev said Russia is a main investor in the Armenian economy. Its
investment has been 1.2 billion dollars.