MEDVEDEV NAMES KEY RUSSIA-ARMENIA COOPERATION AREAS
RosBusinessConsulting Database
October 21, 2008 Tuesday 8:44 AM EST
Russia
The energy sector, industry, transportation, banking, and information
technologies remain the priority areas of Russian-Armenian cooperation,
the ARKA news agency reported Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as
saying in Yerevan today. He noted that the two countries intended
to further develop industrial cooperation, boost mutual investments,
and expand interregional relations. The agreements signed in Yerevan
are expected to serve this purpose, Medvedev stated. He added that
Russia was Armenia’s major economic partner and that trade between
the two countries actually grew during the first eight months of 2008.