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  • Delegation headed by PM takes part in Armenian-Russian inter-gover

    DELEGATION HEADED BY T. SARGSIAN TAKES PART IN THE WORKS OF
    ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION FOR THE ECONOMIC
    COOPERATION ISSUES

    YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS: Delegation headed by Armenian Prime
    Minister Tigran Sargsian is in the Yaroslavl province of Russian
    Federation where the Armenian-Russian inter-governmental commission
    for economic cooperation issues started its works.
    Public relations department of Armenian Government told Armenpress
    that before the session the face-to-face talk of Armenian Prime
    Minister Tigran Sargsian and Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin
    took place. Afterwards the co-chairs took part in the opening of 11th
    plenary session of the Armenian-Russian inter-governmental commission.
    The session was opened by the Russian Transport Minister Igor
    Levitin who welcomed the participants of the session. He considered it
    characteristic that the session of the inter-governmental commission
    takes place in Yaroslavl as an international forum was held recently
    in the same town where issues connected with overcoming the world
    financial-economic crisis and international economic relations were
    discussed. According to Russian Transport Minister the stability of
    the global economy carries serious challenges.
    In his speech addressed to the participants of the session the
    Armenian Prime Minister, co-chairperson of the inter-governmental
    commission Tigran Sargsian first expressed gratitude to the Russian
    side for warm reception of the Armenian delegation and invitation to
    take part in the events of the 1000th anniversary of Russian Yaroslavl
    province.
    Referring to bilateral economic cooperation the Prima Minister
    noted: `Processes the Armenian economy undergoes are very similar to
    those of the Russian economy. It is not accidental. Our economic
    systems are interconnected and integrated. There are more than 1000
    companies with Russian capital operating in Armenia. The energy system
    and transport communication are integrated in the Russian economy.'
    The Armenian Pr
    during the first semester the crisis caused a rather strong blow to
    the economy, but today with cautious optimism we can notice tendencies
    of economic growth. It means that the anti-crisis plan of the Armenian
    Government gives results and expressed gratitude to the Russian
    Government and Vladimir Putin for support which was directed towards
    the anti-crisis events.
    Passing to the agenda issues the participants of the session
    discussed and made decisions on the process of implementation of the
    protocol of the 20 October 2008 10th session of Armenian-Russian
    inter-governmental commission for economic cooperation between the two
    states, bilateral trade-economic relations, present condition and
    prospects of development of the legal-agreement base, activity of the
    enterprises transferred by Armenia to the Russian Federation instead
    of the state debt, fuel-energy system, cooperation in transport,
    culture and educational sphere.
    The participants of the session positively assessed the works
    conducted towards development of cooperation in energy, transport,
    culture, education and other spheres.
    The place and time of the 12th session of the commission will be
    clarified through the diplomatic sources.
    At the end of the session Igor Levitin conveyed the Armenian Prime
    Minister the warm greetings of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
    Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian and Russian Transport Minister
    Igor Levitin signed the Protocol of the 11th session of
    Armenian-Russian inter-governmental commission after which the press
    conference of the co-chairs of the commission took place.
    The governmental delegation headed by Armenian Prime Minister
    Tigran Sargsian will today evening return to Yerevan.
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