Russian, Armenian speakers discuss joint fight against terrorism

Arminfo
1 Oct 04

YEREVAN

Armenian-Russian cooperation and the fight against international
terrorism were discussed today at a meeting between Armenian Speaker
Artur Bagdasaryan and Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergey
Mironov who is on an official visit to Yerevan.

Speaking about tightened security measures on the Russian-Georgian
border in the wake of the terrorist act in Beslan, as a result of
which cargo transportation to Armenia has been halted and the country
has in fact found itself in a blockade, the sides stressed the need
for the speedy opening of a road to transport cargo to Armenia.

For his part, noting the anti-terror campaign against foreigners in
Russia, the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament and the chairman
of the Armenian-Russian interparliamentary commission on cooperation,
Vaan Ovanesyan, underlined the need for granting Armenians of Russia
temporary status to ensure their security.

At the end of the meeting, Mironov and Bagdasaryan signed a joint
statement offering condolences to the families of the victims of the
terrorist acts in Russia and expressing the readiness to fight
international terrorism hand in hand.

The statement also called on the deputies of the CIS countries to
consolidate their efforts in the fight against terrorism.