ARMENIA FOR RUSSIAN ROUBLE

The Messenger
Feb 12 2009
Georgia

Armenia supports the idea of introducing a CIS regional currency,
Armenian PM Tigran Sarkisian, in his interview with MIR Russian TV,
stated that Armenia is interested in the CIS introducing a special
currency to be circulated in its area. The PM said that Armenia had its
own proposals on this which were offered to the CIS 3 years ago. In
reality however the ‘CIS currency’ would be the Russian rouble which
would become the currency for the settlement of CIS interstate deals
and the currency of national bank reserves.

Sarkisian confirmed the commitment of Armenia to contribute to the
utmost to the new currency system if such a decision is made.