The presidents of Armenia and Russia have signed the agreement on long-term economic cooperation for the period till 2010 today.

He has stated that Armenian media distorted the meaning of his statements regarding the legitimacy of the elections to the bodies of the local government taken place in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Armenia's defense minister Serge Sarkisyan has stated at the press conference in Yerevan that the protocols regarding the establishment of joint armed subdivisions have already been signed.

The agreement regarding this has been confirmed today by Saratov region governor Dmitri Ayatskov, who accompanies president Putin during his visit in Yerevan.

Head of the headquarter of Armenia's armed forces major-general Mikhail Arutyunyan will participate in the work of the conference of the heads of the headquarters of the armed forces of the CIS that will take place in Moscow, September 26.

At the meeting the Russia's head gave best wishes of Patriarch Aleksiy II.