Interfax, Russia
Aug 13 2008

Armenian president calls Russia’s Medvedev, offers relief aid for S
Ossetia

Moscow, 13 August: Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev and Armenian
President Serzh Sargsyan had a phone conversation on Wednesday [13
August] at the initiative of the Armenian side, the Kremlin’s press
service has said.

"On behalf of his nation, the Armenian president expressed his
condolences over the tragic events in South Ossetia and mass death of
people. He also voiced readiness to send humanitarian aid to the
population in distress," the press service reported.

The heads of states "spoke in favour of taking all possible measures
to prevent a repeat of what happened and to ensure the normalization
of the situation in the region," the Russian president’s press service
added.