ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS MET IN MOSCOW

ARMENPRESS
Jan 19, 2009

MOSCOW, JANUARY 19, ARMENPRESS: After the end of the gas summit held
in Moscow January 17 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting
with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. The Russian president
thanked Serzh Sargsyan for accepting the invitation and participating
in the summit.

The two presidents highly assessed the relations between the two
countries describing them as reliable and relevant to Armenian-Russian
strategic partnership.

The Russian president noted that the Armenian-Russian allied relations
are incomparably more convenient than those difficult issues which
were discussed during the gas summit.

President S. Sargsyan on his part underscored the cooperation with
Russia and Gasprom assessing it as reliable and based on long-term
interests. Armenian President pointed out that during the latest years
the volume of gas consuming in Armenia has thrice increased and with
its level of gasification Armenia is a leading country not only in
the territory of CIS but in the whole world.

Presidents S. Sargsyan and D. Medvedev agreed that often high level
contacts and meetings give opportunity to refer and give solutions
even to the smallest issues.