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RUSSIAN, ARMENIAN FMS SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THEIR ONGOING DIALOG
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
April 3, 2007 Tuesday 03:57 PM EST
The foreign ministers of Russia and Armenia, Sergei Lavrov and Vartan
Oskanian, have spoken in favor of the ongoing dialogue between
the foreign ministers of the two countries, which is aimed at the
enhancement of bilateral mutually beneficial interaction, an official
at the Armenian Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department
told Itar-Tass late on Tuesday.
Lavrov is now on an official visit in Armenia. He lauded the high
level of Russian-Armenian relations, and their useful cooperation at
international organizations, the Armenian diplomatic official said.
In Lavrov's words, the Russian-Armenian cooperation is already rich
in various contacts in the economic, cultural, and educational areas,
as well as in tourism.
Touching upon the economic sphere, the ministers considered the
implementation of joint projects, which were discussed during the
recent meeting between the Russian and Armenian presidents.
Lavrov and Oskanian pointed to the intensive enlargement of trade and
economic contacts last year, and significant growth of the bilateral
trade, the official said.
With this in mind, they spoke in favor of developing a reliable and
economically efficient transport infrastructure between Russia and
Armenia, which will substantively advance the fulfillment of bilateral
and multilateral economic projects.
While considering the regional security and stability, the two
ministers expressed readiness to exert efforts for establishing the
atmosphere of mutual confidence in the South Caucasus, the official
said. With this in mind, the sides discussed the current developments
around the Karabakh conflict settlement, he added.
Lavrov stressed that the mediators of the OSCE Minsk Group on the
conflict settlement have identical stances, which promotes the soonest
accord between the sides, the official said.
Lavrov and Oskanian also exchanged opinions on Iran, Kosovo, relations
between Russia and Georgia, and reforms of the OSCE and CIS, the
official said.
ITAR-TASS News Agency, Russia
April 3, 2007 Tuesday 03:57 PM EST
The foreign ministers of Russia and Armenia, Sergei Lavrov and Vartan
Oskanian, have spoken in favor of the ongoing dialogue between
the foreign ministers of the two countries, which is aimed at the
enhancement of bilateral mutually beneficial interaction, an official
at the Armenian Foreign Ministry's Information and Press Department
told Itar-Tass late on Tuesday.
Lavrov is now on an official visit in Armenia. He lauded the high
level of Russian-Armenian relations, and their useful cooperation at
international organizations, the Armenian diplomatic official said.
In Lavrov's words, the Russian-Armenian cooperation is already rich
in various contacts in the economic, cultural, and educational areas,
as well as in tourism.
Touching upon the economic sphere, the ministers considered the
implementation of joint projects, which were discussed during the
recent meeting between the Russian and Armenian presidents.
Lavrov and Oskanian pointed to the intensive enlargement of trade and
economic contacts last year, and significant growth of the bilateral
trade, the official said.
With this in mind, they spoke in favor of developing a reliable and
economically efficient transport infrastructure between Russia and
Armenia, which will substantively advance the fulfillment of bilateral
and multilateral economic projects.
While considering the regional security and stability, the two
ministers expressed readiness to exert efforts for establishing the
atmosphere of mutual confidence in the South Caucasus, the official
said. With this in mind, the sides discussed the current developments
around the Karabakh conflict settlement, he added.
Lavrov stressed that the mediators of the OSCE Minsk Group on the
conflict settlement have identical stances, which promotes the soonest
accord between the sides, the official said.
Lavrov and Oskanian also exchanged opinions on Iran, Kosovo, relations
between Russia and Georgia, and reforms of the OSCE and CIS, the
official said.