TASS, Russia
 Thursday 8:58 PM GMT


Russia intends to cooperate with Armenia to solve humanitarian tasks in Syria

YEREVAN August 2

Russia is waiting for Armenia to make further practical steps in the
humanitarian operation in Syria, Russian Deputy Defense Minister
Colonel General Alexander Fomin said on Thursday at a meeting with
Armenian Foreign Minister Zograb Mnatsakanyan.



YEREVAN, August 2. /TASS/. Russia is waiting for Armenia to make
further practical steps in the humanitarian operation in Syria,
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin said
on Thursday at a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Zograb
Mnatsakanyan.

"We are grateful for the support of Russia’s efforts in the
restoration of a peaceful life in Syria and the provision of help to
the people of this country. Armenia sent humanitarian supplies there
four times already, and we’ve got a wide experience of cooperation
with the Armenian side," Fomin said.

"Armenia is our ally and a key partner in the Trans-Caucasian region.
We are successfully cooperating with you both bilaterally and in
international structures, chiefly in the CSTO," the deputy minister
stressed. He noted that Russia is heavily supporting the consolidation
of the Armenian armed forces.

The Armenian foreign minister noted that the country’s foreign policy
remains unchanged: it is cooperation in the Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Bilateral
cooperation between Russia and Armenia includes several spheres, the
main of which is the sphere of security, he said. "We’ve got a new
area of cooperation - Syria, in which the historically large Armenian
diaspora is living," the foreign minister stressed.