RusCooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) agency has received over 100 innovation cooperation offers from Armenia, the head of the Armenian representation said.

As Viktor Krivopuskov told a press conference, the projects will be brought to fruition after being approved in the framework of the CIS intergovernmental cooperation program developed by Skolkovo foundation.

The visit featured meetings between Armenian and Russian young scientists, with bilateral cooperation programs discussed.

RusCooperation agency deputy head Alexander Chesnokov noted that cooperation program envisaged donation of Russian literature to Armenian libraries, with euro 4.5 mln allocated to Byurakan Observatory.

Dwelling on Armenia’s scientific potential, Mr Chesnokov highly assessed Armenian-Russian cooperation, haling the country’s prospects for the development of scientific development.

The delegation further met with Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan, deputy speaker of parliament Hermine Naghdalyan and President of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia Radik Martirosyan, with discussion of bilateral and intergovernmental cooperation projects on the agenda.