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    ARKA News Agency, Armenia
    Nov 30 2006

    GAS SPHERE NOT CORNERSTONE OF ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

    YEREVAN, November 30. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Andranik
    Margaryan does not single out the gas sphere as the cornerstone of
    the Armenian-Russian strategic partnership.
    "The definition of bilateral relations as strategic partnership
    testifies to a most high level of relations in almost all spheres,"
    Margaryan stated in his interview to the Russian "Komersant"
    newspaper.
    According to him, the bilateral strategic partnership is based on
    close cooperation in the political, military, economic, technical and
    humanitarian spheres, common view of global development, a high level
    of coordination in the international arena and observation of
    national interests.
    "I would not like to single out the gas sphere as the cornerstone of
    our strategic partnership. Gas is only one sphere of our energy
    cooperation," Margaryan said.
    "We are effectively cooperating in the sphere of atomic, thermal and
    hydro energy. Russia has its own reason for raising gas prices. At
    the same time, our strategic partnership must be secured against the
    current political and economic situation and proceed from the logic
    of long-term cooperation," Margaryan said.
    As to whether the Iran-Armenia gas main will be place under Gasprom's
    control and how soon, Margaryan pointed out that the construction has
    not yet been completed.
    "Armenia and Iran have for a long time been successfully cooperating
    in the energy sphere, and the Iran-Armenia gas main is one of the key
    bilateral energy projects. It is under construction, and the first
    section, Meghri-Kajaran, will shortly be opened," Margaryan said.
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