Tweet
RUSSIA FM GOES TO ARMENIA FOR OFFICIAL VISIT
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
April 3, 2007 Tuesday
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov left on Tuesday for an official
visit to Armenia, where he will discuss with the Armenian leadership
ways to boost cooperation, in particular in the energy sphere, as
well as will consider regional issues.
"The implementation of agreements on the intensification of
cooperation, in particular in the fuel-and-energy sphere, reached at
talks of the two presidents" will be among the focal points on the
agenda of Lavrov's visit, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail
Kamynin said.
"Russian-Armenian trade reached almost half-a-billion dollars in 2006,
and the amount of cumulative Russian investment in Armenia makes up
800 million dollars," the high-ranking diplomat said.
Much attention will be paid to regional issues, he added. The sides
will discuss "joint steps to improve the situation in Transcaucasia,"
the spokesman stressed.
"Within the context of discussions on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement,
the Russian side is ready to contribute to the search for a political
solution on the basis of mutually acceptable agreements between
Yerevan and Baku," he emphasized.
"We also expect to hear how the election situation in Armenia is
assessed," Kamynin added. "We expect that a parliamentary election will
be organized at a high level. We shall contribute to it by sending
to Armenia observers working within the framework of CIS and OSCE,"
the diplomat said.
The Russian foreign minister is expected to hold talks with Armenian
President Robert Kocharyan and his Armenian counterpart Vartan
Oskanyan. Lavrov is also planning to meet with Russian diaspora.
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
April 3, 2007 Tuesday
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov left on Tuesday for an official
visit to Armenia, where he will discuss with the Armenian leadership
ways to boost cooperation, in particular in the energy sphere, as
well as will consider regional issues.
"The implementation of agreements on the intensification of
cooperation, in particular in the fuel-and-energy sphere, reached at
talks of the two presidents" will be among the focal points on the
agenda of Lavrov's visit, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail
Kamynin said.
"Russian-Armenian trade reached almost half-a-billion dollars in 2006,
and the amount of cumulative Russian investment in Armenia makes up
800 million dollars," the high-ranking diplomat said.
Much attention will be paid to regional issues, he added. The sides
will discuss "joint steps to improve the situation in Transcaucasia,"
the spokesman stressed.
"Within the context of discussions on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement,
the Russian side is ready to contribute to the search for a political
solution on the basis of mutually acceptable agreements between
Yerevan and Baku," he emphasized.
"We also expect to hear how the election situation in Armenia is
assessed," Kamynin added. "We expect that a parliamentary election will
be organized at a high level. We shall contribute to it by sending
to Armenia observers working within the framework of CIS and OSCE,"
the diplomat said.
The Russian foreign minister is expected to hold talks with Armenian
President Robert Kocharyan and his Armenian counterpart Vartan
Oskanyan. Lavrov is also planning to meet with Russian diaspora.