Armenia-Russia commodity turnover increased 65% in 2007January 9, 2008 - 15:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian-Russian political dialogue, military, humanitarian and economic cooperation was continued at a high level.The Armenian-Russian political dialogue, military, humanitarian and economic cooperation was continued at a high level in 2007, says the annual report issued by the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Armenian and Russian President met in Sochi in January and August to discuss further cooperation in energy, mechanical engineering, chemical industry and other fields. Mutual visits of high-ranking delegations also took place. Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Russia discussed tendencies of further development of the Armenian-Russian relations, regional security, OSCE reformation, Kosovo problem and Karabakh peaceful process. Bilateral military and political cooperation was also continued. Armenian Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan and General Staff Chief Seyran Ohanyan paid a formal visit to Russia in June and October respectively. In October Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov visited Armenia to discuss bilateral military and technical cooperation. The 9th session of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental committee on economic cooperation was held in Yerevan in September. Russia is one of Armenia's major trade and economic partners. In 2007 the commodity turnover increased by 65 per cent against the index of 2006. The amount of Russian investments went up five times," the report says, in part. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |