Armenian-Russian Relationships Characterized by Strengthening Economic CooperationDecember 8, 2005 - 16:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian had a meeting with Chair of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of Russia Sergey Mironov, reported Armenian leader's Press Service. Qualifying the dynamics of development of the Armenian-Russian bilateral relations as positive, R. Kocharian noted with content that the Year of Russia in Armenia was active and rich. The events held within the framework of the Year of Russia, visits at various levels, formed large opportunities for active contacts. The Armenian leader hoped for the experience gained to allow forming new cultural and humanitarian cooperation mechanisms. S. Mironov remarked that «the interparliamentary cooperation does not fall behind either.» He informed that Days of the Council of Federation of Russia opened in the Armenian Parliament today, while Days of the National Assembly of Armenia are planned to be held in the Federal Assembly of Russia next year.Emphasizing that the current stage of Armenian-Russian relations is characterized by strengthening economic cooperation, R. Kocharian remarked the notable investment activities. Russian business is developing its activities in a number of fields in Armenia. The interlocutors also discussed inter-regional cooperation matters. In their words, the second conference on interregional cooperation in Yerevan will promote strengthening of the relations between administrative units in Armenia and Russia. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |