RUSSIAN BUSINESSMEN OF ARMENIAN ORIGIN CONTRIBUTE TO ENHANCING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RUSSIA AND ARMENIA
ArmInfo
2009-02-17 09:19:00
ArmInfo. The bilateral relations between Armenia and Russia have
been actively developing against the background of enhancing of the
economic, cultural and spiritual relations as well as cooperation
within the framework of Collective Security Treaty Organization
[CSTO], member of "Edinaya Rossia" [Single Russia] party, deputy
of Russian State Duma, Igor Chernishenko, said. He arrived in
Yerevan within the delegation of Russian Federation to take part in
the IV congress of Prosperous Armenia Party. The Russian deputy,
quoted by Golos Armenii newspaper, also stresses special role of
cooperation between businessmen of the two states, which is of
the interpenetrative nature. The newspaper introduces the names
of the most famous Russian businessmen of the Armenian origin,
as a sample, Rouben Vardanyan and Vladimir Avetisyan. The head of
the investment group "Troyka-dialogue", Rouben Vardanyan, is also
chairman of directors’ council of one of the biggest Armenian banks
"Ameriabank". The former member of the board of RAO UES, Valdimir
Avetisyan, which headed "United automobile technologies" holding, that
enters the state corporation "Rostekhnologii" [Russian technologies]
has been sponsoring construction of Armenian apostolic churches in
Russia. Golos Armenii newspaper says these businessmen have recently
taken part in Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s meeting with Russian
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Davos Forum and in the meeting
of Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan with representatives of
Armenian Diaspora in Moscow. "The fact that top leadership of Armenia
is lobbying the interests of Armenians having their business in Russia
and at the same time doing much for their native land, is in favor of
the bilateral relations", – Golos Armenii newspaper says referring to
the deputy of Russian State Duma Igor Chernishenko. Such a strategy
will help overcoming of global crisis in Armenia as well as in Russia,
the newspaper says.