ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO MOSCOW TO DISCUSS GAS SUPPLIES, REGIONAL SECURITY
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
October 29, 2006 Sunday
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan will arrive in the Russian capital
on a two-day working visit on Monday.
His meeting with President Vladimir Putin, the fourth one this year,
"will be continuation of the active political dialogue between Russia
and Armenia that matches the strategic character of Russo-Armenian
partnership," a representative of the Kremlin administration told Tass.
According to the source, "the agenda of the meeting will center on
issues of bilateral relations, new opportunities of economic ties,
and cooperation in the fields of energy, transport, investments,
and real economy." He also stressed that "there will be a detailed
discussion of prospects of cooperation in the natural gas sector."
Trade between Russia and Armenia reached US$278million in the first
eight months of 2006, a 60-percent increase from the same period last
year, he said.
"Russia is the most important trade partner of Armenia and one of
major investors in its economy," he said.
"It is planned that in the course of the visit, the parties will
exchange opinions on the most important international and regional
problems: including coordination of efforts to improve the situation
in the Caucasus," the official said.