Interfax, Russia
May 5 2009
Armenian PM, Russian SVR director discuss cooperation
YEREVAN May 5
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and Russian Foreign
Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Mikhail Fradkov met in Yerevan on
Tuesday, to discuss further cooperation between their agencies, the
Armenian government press service told Interfax on Tuesday.
"Tigran Sargsyan and Mikhail Fradkov agreed that meetings held in the
framework of Armenian-Russian strategic partnership and exchange of
opinions on issues that are of mutual interest help keep the focus on
security issues and political and economic development in the regions
and in the world," the press service said.
Sargsyan presented to Fradkov the Armenian government’s position on
dealing with the financial crisis, issues relating to Armenia’s
relations with Turkey and Iran, and regional security and cooperation
issues, the report says.