RF-ARMENIAN COOP CAN HELP ENSURE SECURITY IN TRANSCAUCASIA-FM
by Natalya Simorova
ITAR-TASS News Agency
April 19, 2006 Wednesday 08:30 AM EST
Russian-Armenian cooperation is a remarkable factor, which can help
ensure security and stability in Transcaucasia, Russian Deputy Foreign
Minister Grigory Karasin said.
Karasin took part in a regional meeting that involved Russian
ambassadors to Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, the Foreign
Ministry reported on Wednesday.
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan stressed, “It is important to
strengthen strategic partnership between the two countries.” “The
recent agreements on cooperation in the gas sector opens new prospects
for economic cooperation,” the president said.
Both sides “showed interest in carrying out economic projects,
primarily in the energy sector and transport, to create conditions
for improving all-Caucasian cooperation,” the ministry said.
“Moscow and Yerevan confirmed that they sought to improve cooperation
within the CIS and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation. It
is necessary to strengthen humanitarian relations in the CIS,” the
ministry noted.
Russian and Armenian officials also exchanged views on the
Nagorno-Karabakh settlement and stability in the region.