Armenian-Russian Negotiations

Azg Daily, Armenia
March 19 2010

ARMENIAN – RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS

Cooperation to deepen in the sphere of security

On March 17, an Armenian delegation led by the Secretary of Armenian
National Security Council Artur Baghdasaryan left for Russia at the
invitation of the Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay
Patrushev.

Artur Baghdasaryan and Nikolay Patrushev discussed prospects for
deepening of bilateral cooperation in the sphere of security.

Artur Baghdasaryan informed his counterpart that Armenia has started
modernization of border infrastructures and a border security
conception is being worked out. He spoke of necessity for exchange of
experience in the sphere of security.. Nikolay Patrushev expressed
readiness to help the Armenian side on that matter. The sides attached
importance to deepening of military-technical cooperation.

At the request of his colleague, Artur Baghdasaryan presented present
course of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.

Artur Baghdasaryan also met with RF Deputy Prime Minister Sergey
Ivanov. The sides discussed issues of war industry, nuclear power
engineering, border infrastructures, etc., Armenian National Security
Council press office reported.