Armenian, Russian speakers stress need to step up cooperation

Armenian, Russian speakers stress need to step up cooperation

Arminfo, Yerevan
12 Apr 05

MOSCOW

The speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, Artur Bagdasaryan, met
the speaker of the Russian State Duma, Boris Gryzlov, in Moscow today.

Gryzlov noted the need for closer economic cooperation. The Duma
speaker stressed the need to pay attention to cooperation in the
sphere of education and increasing the number of students from Armenia
in Russian universities.

Bagdasaryan spoke about the need to pay attention to the work of the
five enterprises handed over to Russia in return for the debt,
especially to making the work of these enterprises more effective. The
Armenian speaker expressed his desire to speed up the work of
interparliamentary commissions and cooperation in the sphere of
science and education.

After the meeting, the speakers of the two countries’ parliaments will
visit a photo exhibition dedicated to 90th anniversary of the Armenian
genocide in Ottoman Turkey at the Russian State Duma.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress