Armenian leader, Russian premier discuss ties

Public Television of Armenia
Jan 30 2009

Armenian leader, Russian premier discuss ties

[Presenter] The leader of our country met Russian Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin and the Swiss president last night [29 January, on the
sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos].

[Passage omitted: Correspondent presents details of the forum, an
Armenian businessman from Russia attending the forum says Armenia’s
participation in the forum is important both economically and
politically.]

[Correspondent over video of the meeting] President Sargsyan’s second
working day was quite full of bilateral meetings. The president
discussed Armenian-Russian bilateral relations with Russian Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin. According to Putin, Russia is satisfied with
the course, pace, and quality of its relations with Armenia.

[Putin speaking in Russian with superimposed Armenian translation]
Russia is Armenia’s first economic and political partner and I hope
that these relations will develop in the same direction in the future
as well.

[Correspondent over video of the forum] Serzh Sargsyan believes that
although it would be logical that Armenian-Russian negotiations would
be held in Moscow or Yerevan, any meeting, especially in such dynamic
relations, stems from the interests of both sides.

[Sargsyan speaking at the meeting in Russian with superimposed
Armenian translation] In 2008 bilateral trade between our two
countries exceeded 1bn dollars, and despite the difficulties of the
financial crisis, I believe that the year 2009 will be no less
productive for our countries.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS