Presidents Of Armenia And Russia Held A Private Meeting In Moscow

PRESIDENTS OF ARMENIA AND RUSSIA HELD A PRIVATE MEETING IN MOSCOW

President’s Office
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Jan 17 2009
Armenia

Today, at the conclusion of the international gas summit in Moscow,
Presidents of Armenia and the Russian Federation, Serzh Sargsyan
and Dmitri Medvedev held a private meeting. The President of Russia
expressed his gratitude to the Armenian colleague for accepting the
invitation and participating at the works of the summit. The Presidents
hailed the current relations between the two states describing them as
dependable and adequate to the strategic partnership between Armenia
and Russia.

The President of the Russian Federation noted that the partnership
between Armenia and Russia was much more satisfying than the tough
issues that have been discussed at the international summit. In his
turn, President Sargsyan stressed the importance of cooperation in
the energy sphere with Russia and Gazprom company, assessing it as
reliable, based on long-term objectives. Serzh Sargsayn underlined that
during the last three years Armenia has expanded the gas consumption
three-fold, while the level of gasification of the country places it
among the leaders not only in the CIS but also in the world.

Presidents Sargsyan and Medvedev concurred that frequent high level
contacts and meetings allow to revisit and to find solutions even
for the minor issues.