RUSSIA MAJOR INVESTOR AND ECONOMIC PARTNER FOR ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
06.02.2008 17:48 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia is Armenia’s major investor, RF Prime Minister
Victor Zubkov told a news conference in Yerevan.
"The accumulated volume of Russian investments amounting in $1 billion
strengthens our intention to develop cooperation. Joint programs are
being successfully implemented. They cover new sectors, including
atomic energy, diamond production and communications," he said.
"Russia also maintains the status of Armenia’s leading economic
partner. The commodity turnover accretion made 60% and is approaching
$1 billion," he added.
For his part, Armenian Foreign Minister Serzh Sargsyan said that the
potential of the Armenian-Russian relations is huge and the figure
of $1 billion is a matter of near future, Novosti Armenia reports.