YEREVAN, November 16. /ARKA/. Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian president, met Wednesday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as part of his official visit to Russia, Sargsyan’s press office reports.  
During the talks, the leaders of the two countries discussed the agenda of the Armenian-Russian relations and issues related to the strengthening and development of bilateral interstate ties.

Reference was made to the implementation of those agreements reached at the top level in different spheres of activity, as well as the ongoing cooperation in political, economic, security, humanitarian and cultural fields.

The presidents stressed the importance of Days of Culture in both countries.

The Karabakh conflict settlement process was discussed at the meeting as well. 

“I would like to stress that all our teams are working hard on the implementation of our agreements reached during your visit to Russia last March,” Vladimir Putin is quoted in the press release. “And this work is yielding positive results. This does not even include our interaction in the areas of political contacts, security and the economy. Last year witnessed the beginning of growth, and this year it has already increased by a third, which is surely gratifying. We would like to maintain this trend.”

The Russian president is also quoted in the press release as saying that the Russian side is going to do everything for Armenian citizens to have access under current conditions and in the current situation to the achievements of Russian culture and to everything we take pride in. “We will continue to work together in this area,” Putin said, opening the meeting.

Sargsyan, on his side, agreed that progress in all areas of Russia-Armenia cooperation is evident.

“After our last meeting in Sochi we had an official visit at the level of the Russian Government,” he said. “In October, we held a Russian-Armenian interregional forum, the Second International Forum of Eurasian Partnership and the Russian-Armenian Youth Forum. The 30th meeting of the inter-parliamentary commission convened earlier this month.”

Sargsyan said close contacts between people, as well as cultural, educational and scientific ties have a special significance for the Armenians. 

“Last year the Days of Russian Culture enjoyed great success in Armenia,” he said. “Today we are launching a number of events as part of the Days of Armenian Culture, and they will be held not only in Moscow but in all big cities of Russia.” -0—

10:44 16.11.2017