TASS, Russia
April 8 2018
Armenian president hails political dialogue, economic ties with Russia
YEREVAN April 8
The political dialogue and economic relations between Armenia and Russia keep developing consistently, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at a meeting with the outgoing Russian ambassador to the country.
YEREVAN, April 8. /TASS/. The political dialogue and economic relations between Armenia and Russia keep developing consistently, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at a meeting with the outgoing Russian ambassador to the country.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ivan Volynkin has recently completed his diplomatic mission to Yerevan.
"President Sargsyan noted with satisfaction that political dialogue and economic ties between Armenia and Russia develop consistently. Cooperation in humanitarian, military and defense spheres is also on the rise," the Armenian president’s press service said in a statement.
Sargsyan thanked the outgoing ambassador for his contribution in developing Russian-Armenian relations.
"The embassy’s active work remains a part of the Russian government’s vast effort to expand and strengthen Armenian-Russian strategic alliance," the statement reads.
The Russian diplomat was decorated with the Armenian Order of Friendship for his significant contribution in developing bilateral friendship.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to appoint Sergei Kopyrkin to the post of Russia’s ambassador to Armenia on April 6.