SARGSYAN RECEIVED THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION SERGEI LAVROV

president.am
Jan 15 2010
Armenia

President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov Today, President Serzh Sargsyan
received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Sergei Lavrov.

Welcoming the high guest in our country, the President of Armenia said,
"I would like to note with satisfaction that in 2009 our strategic
partnership was augmented with a new element, the high level of the
dynamic political dialogue was maintained, and the economic, cultural
and humanitarian links were strengthened too." Noting, that Armenia
would further exert efforts to deepen bilateral relations between
the two countries, President Sargsyan said, "We are grateful to the
Russian Federation for her efforts aimed at the resolution of the NK
conflict and normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations."

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation conveyed to
President Sargsyan warm greetings from President Dmitri Medvedev and
said, "He hopes that the existing dynamic dialogue based on principles
of partnership and mutual trust, which advanced considerably last year,
will continue this year as well."

"We also highly value the high level of our strategic partnership
and cooperation in all areas," Sergei Lavrov said and added that
with his Armenian counterpart he discussed in detail the process of
implementation of the agreements reached by the Presidents of the
two countries.

The President of Armenia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RF
conducted a detailed discussion regarding the dynamically progressing
Armenian-Russian relations, economic and trade cooperation, and
deepening of interaction in the humanitarian area. They stressed the
importance of the further expansion of the legal field of cooperation
and noted that new agreements would create new opportunities and
strengthen relations of the two countries.

The two sides discussed also issues related to economic cooperation.

They spoke about the activities of the Armenian-Russian
intergovernmental commission and stressed the importance of efficient
work of the enterprises under the Russian management.

Serzh Sargsyan and Sergei Lavrov exchanged views on the South
Caucasus regional issues, particularly, the NK peace process and the
Armenia-Turkey normalization process.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation noted that
at the briefing held with the Prime Minister of Turkey on January 13,
the Head of the Russian Government Vladimir Putin presented once
again the official position of Moscow, underlining that those two
process were not linked, and that it was difficult enough to solve
each of those issues individually and that linking them together was
not right. Sergei Lavrov also underscored that Russia was interested
in the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations as well as in
the resolution of the NK issue.