Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk is in Yerevan on a working visit, the government of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
A meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan of Armenia and Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk of Russia took place during this visit.
The parties discussed matters on the agenda of Russian-Armenian bilateral relations, including trade and economic cooperation. Both sides stressed the important role of the South Caucasus Railway company for the Armenian economy, and conferred on questions related to the further development of cooperation with this company—and within the framework of the respective concession agreement.
During the meeting, the interlocutors touched also upon the matters on the agenda of the trilateral working group chaired by the deputy PMs of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, as well as the prospects for the restoration of transport communications in the South Caucasus.