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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT MEETS RUSSIAN COUNTERPART
Agence France Presse
March 24, 2008 Monday
Armenia's president-elect Serzh Sarkisian met Russian president-elect
Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Monday on his first foreign trip since
his controversial election, Channel One television reported.
"The fact that you are making your first visit to Russia after your
election is a special symbol of the meaning of Russian-Armenian ties,"
Medvedev said.
Sarkisian said he hoped "traditional bilateral ties would strengthen
in the future" after Medvedev takes office in May.
The two former Soviet states maintain close military and economic
links.
Eight people died in the Armenian capital Yerevan when protests
against the alleged rigging of Sarkisian's February 19 election
victory turned violent.
The government imposed a 20-day state of emergency after 11 days
of demonstrations.
Agence France Presse
March 24, 2008 Monday
Armenia's president-elect Serzh Sarkisian met Russian president-elect
Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Monday on his first foreign trip since
his controversial election, Channel One television reported.
"The fact that you are making your first visit to Russia after your
election is a special symbol of the meaning of Russian-Armenian ties,"
Medvedev said.
Sarkisian said he hoped "traditional bilateral ties would strengthen
in the future" after Medvedev takes office in May.
The two former Soviet states maintain close military and economic
links.
Eight people died in the Armenian capital Yerevan when protests
against the alleged rigging of Sarkisian's February 19 election
victory turned violent.
The government imposed a 20-day state of emergency after 11 days
of demonstrations.