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01, 2010
President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov.
Welcoming the high guest in our country, the President of Armenia said, “I would like to note with satisfaction that in 2009 our strategic partnership was augmented with a new element, the high level of the dynamic political dialogue was maintained, and the economic, cultural and humanitarian links were strengthened too.” Noting, that Armenia would further exert efforts to deepen bilateral relations between the two countries, President Sargsyan said, “We are grateful to the Russian Federation for her efforts aimed at the resolution of the NK conflict and normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation conveyed to President Sargsyan warm greetings from President Dmitri Medvedev and said, “He hopes that the existing dynamic dialogue based on principles of partnership and mutual trust, which advanced considerably last year, will continue this year as well.”
“We also highly value the high level of our strategic partnership and cooperation in all areas,” Sergei Lavrov said and added that with his Armenian counterpart he discussed in detail the process of implementation of the agreements reached by the Presidents of the two countries.
The President of Armenia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RF conducted a detailed discussion regarding the dynamically progressing Armenian-Russian relations, economic and trade cooperation, and deepening of interaction in the humanitarian area. They stressed the importance of the further expansion of the legal field of cooperation and noted that new agreements would create new opportunities and strengthen relations of the two countries.
The two sides discussed also issues related to economic cooperation. They spoke about the activities of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission and stressed the importance of efficient work of the enterprises under the Russian management.
Serzh Sargsyan and Sergei Lavrov exchanged views on the South Caucasus regional issues, particularly, the NK peace process and the Armenia-Turkey normalization process.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation noted that at the briefing held with the Prime Minister of Turkey on January 13, the Head of the Russian Government Vladimir Putin presented once again the official position of Moscow, underlining that those two process were not linked, and that it was difficult enough to solve each of those issues individually and that linking them together was not right. Sergei Lavrov also underscored that Russia was interested in the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations as well as in the resolution of the NK issue.
Welcoming the high guest in our country, the President of Armenia said, “I would like to note with satisfaction that in 2009 our strategic partnership was augmented with a new element, the high level of the dynamic political dialogue was maintained, and the economic, cultural and humanitarian links were strengthened too.” Noting, that Armenia would further exert efforts to deepen bilateral relations between the two countries, President Sargsyan said, “We are grateful to the Russian Federation for her efforts aimed at the resolution of the NK conflict and normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation conveyed to President Sargsyan warm greetings from President Dmitri Medvedev and said, “He hopes that the existing dynamic dialogue based on principles of partnership and mutual trust, which advanced considerably last year, will continue this year as well.”
“We also highly value the high level of our strategic partnership and cooperation in all areas,” Sergei Lavrov said and added that with his Armenian counterpart he discussed in detail the process of implementation of the agreements reached by the Presidents of the two countries.
The President of Armenia and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RF conducted a detailed discussion regarding the dynamically progressing Armenian-Russian relations, economic and trade cooperation, and deepening of interaction in the humanitarian area. They stressed the importance of the further expansion of the legal field of cooperation and noted that new agreements would create new opportunities and strengthen relations of the two countries.
The two sides discussed also issues related to economic cooperation. They spoke about the activities of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission and stressed the importance of efficient work of the enterprises under the Russian management.
Serzh Sargsyan and Sergei Lavrov exchanged views on the South Caucasus regional issues, particularly, the NK peace process and the Armenia-Turkey normalization process.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation noted that at the briefing held with the Prime Minister of Turkey on January 13, the Head of the Russian Government Vladimir Putin presented once again the official position of Moscow, underlining that those two process were not linked, and that it was difficult enough to solve each of those issues individually and that linking them together was not right. Sergei Lavrov also underscored that Russia was interested in the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations as well as in the resolution of the NK issue.