HOVIK ABRAMYAN: ARMENIA HAS ALWAYS FELT RUSSIA’S SUPPORT

news.am
Nov 23 2009
Armenia

Armenia has always felt Russia’s support and appreciates it, Speaker
of the RA Parliament Hovik Abramyan stated at his meeting with his
Russian counterpart Boris Gryzlov. The meeting was held within the
framework of the 34th conference of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Organization (BSEC).

In this context Speaker Abramyan stressed the importance of the Russian
soft loan to Armenia, which has been great aid to the economy amid
the global economic crisis. The sides made a high appraisal of the
Parliaments’ cooperation within international organizations, as well
as the Russian-Armenian presidential dialogue.

The sides also exchanged views on regional cooperation,
Armenian-Turkish relations without any preconditions and the
Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. The Speakers of the Armenian and
Russian Parliaments reached an agreement on Gryzlov’s visit to Armenia
in the near future.