SERZH SARGSYAN: ARMENIA WILL CONTINUE MAKING EFFORTS TO DEEPEN ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN BILATERAL INTERRELATIONS
NoyanTapan
Jan 14, 2010
YEREVAN, JANUARY 14, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Serzh Sargsyan,
on January 14, received RF Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. At
the meeting the sides spoke about Armenian-Russian dynamically
developing relations, deepening cooperation in trade and economic,
humanitarian spheres. They attached importance to further expansion
of legal-contractual sphere and mentioned that new agreements will
create additional possibilities for cooperation and will further
strengthen the relations.
S. Sargsyan stated that Armenia will continue making efforts to
deepen the bilateral interrelations. He mentioned that in 2009 the
Armenian-Russian strategic partnership was replenished by new quality
elements, the high level of intensive political dialogue was kept,
economic, cultural, humanitarian contacts became stronger.
"We also appreciate the level of our countries’ strategic partnership,
allied cooperation in all spheres," S. Lavrov said in his turn and
added that with his Armenian counterpart he in detail had discussed
the fulfillment process of the agreements reached.
According to the RA President’s Press Office, the interlocutors also
discussed issues related to economic partnership. They touched upon
the work of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission and
attached importance to efficient operation of Armenian enterprises
under Russian management.
S. Sargsyan and S. Lavrov also exchanged thoughts over South Caucasian
regional problems, in particular, touching upon the Nagorno Karabakh
settlement process and normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.
"We are grateful to the Russian Federation for much efforts made in
the direction of Nagorno Karabakh settlement, as well as normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations," S. Sargsyan said.
S. Lavrov mentioned that RF Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the
January 13 press conference with the Turkish Prime Minister once
more presented official Moscow’s position emphasizing that these two
processes are not interrelated: even solving each of these problems
separately is very difficult, and it is not right to link them with
one another. S. Lavrov also emphasized that Russia is interested in
both normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and Nagorno Karabakh
settlement.