RA PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN-LED GOVERNMENT DELEGATION IS IN MOSCOW ON A WORKING VISIT

Tuesda y, 9 June 2009

The delegation is composed of Chief of Government Staff David Sargsyan,
Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan, Minister of Energy and Natural
Resources Armen Movsisyan, Deputy Finance Minister Vardan Aramyan,
Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan and other officials.

The agenda of the Interstate Council features about two tens of items.

Armenia has the status of observer with the EvrAzEs. By midday,
the prime ministers met in a narrow format. Then, RF Government Head
Vladimir Putin addressed the enlarged meeting. In his opening remarks
Mr. Putin urged EvrAzEs-member States to unite endeavors against the
global crisis. Then, the heads of government in attendance took the
floor by turns.

After the meeting, the prime ministers signed a series of documents,
including the agreement on establishing the EvrAzEs Anti-Crisis
Fund. Next, the heads of government approved a program of joint
anti-crisis action.

The anti-crisis fund will be launched as early as in 2009. Either a
hi-tech center will be operational this year to boost research and
innovation across EvrAzEs countries.

The planned efforts under the EvrAzEs and Customs Union formats
are supposed to promote integration and minimize the impact of the
global crisis.

Armenia’s Embassy in Russia hosted a meeting with businessmen at which
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan delivered a report entitled "Armenia:
Strategy for the Future- 3 Years Later."

Later today the government delegation will be back to Yerevan.