ITAR-TASS, Russia
March 6 2010

Armenia striving to strengthen relations with Russia-FM

06.03.2010, 11.18

YEREVAN, March 6 (Itar-Tass) — Armenia is striving to deepen still
more strategic, allied relations with Russia, Armenian Foreign
Minister Edvard Nalbandyan said speaking on television on Saturday.

`We are striving to deepen still more our strategic, allied relations
with Russia, we also wish to expand our friendly cooperation with the
United States, the European Union, member-countries of the European
Union,’ the minister said.

`Naturally, we are striving to develop, strengthen still more
good-neighborly relations, cooperation with neighbor countries – –
with Georgia, with Iran,’ the Armenian foreign minister said. `This is
in our interests, and we are interested to go ahead with such
approaches.’