AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION IN 2008-2009 SIGNED BETWEEN RA AND RF SECURITY COUNCILS

Noyan Tapan

Dec 9, 2008

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. RA and RF National Security Councils
Secretaries Artur Baghdasarian and Nikolay Patrushev, on December 9,
signed an Agreement on 2008-2009 Cooperation Plan between the two
countries’ Security Councils.

According to A. Baghdasarian, the document includes the list of
the events to be implemented, including holding of Russian-Armenian
consultations on regional security issues, discussion of the main
directions of cooperation, elaboration of implementation mechanisms
of decisions made. Joint events are envisaged, which are aimed at
economic security and providing transport corridors for Armenia
for export and import of goods. The Agreement also includes issues
regarding military and military-technical cooperation.

N. Patrushev, in his turn, said that Russia and Armenia are strategic
partners and need to coordinate many issues. The RF Security Council
Secretary attached importance to elaboration of joint approaches at
international organizations, which should be preceded by experts’
joint work to analyse the current information.
From: Baghdasarian