ARMENIAN PRESIDENT RECEIVES FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF UKRAINE VICTOR YANUKOVICH
Noyan Tapan
Dec 5, 2008
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan
on December 5 received the former prime minister of Ukraine, head
of the Party of Regions Victor Yanukovich who has arrived in Armenia
in order to participate in the events on the 20th anniversary of the
1988 earthquake.
In 1988 V. Yanikovich headed Donbastransrepairs production enterprise,
and after the earthquake he took an active part in the rescue and
reconstruction work. S. Sargsyan thanked V. Yanukovich for his
contribution to reconstruction of the city of Spitak.
According to the RA presidential press service, the interlocutors
discussed the development of Armenian-Ukrainian relations. S. Sargsyan
said with satisfaction that Ukraine is one of the most important
trade and economic partners of Armenia. The sides attached special
importance to the full use of the existing potential in humanitarian,
cultural and scientific spheres.
They underlined the role of Ukraine’s Armenian community in promotion
of relations between the two countries.