ARMENIA AND RUSSIA REACH AGREEMENT TO BOOST COOPERATION IN MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
ARKA
July 20, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, July 20, /ARKA/. Armenia and Russia have reached concrete
agreements to boost their cooperation in military-industrial sector
embracing five directions, chief of Armenian National Security
Council Arthur Baghdasarian said today. He declined to divulge
saying only that the sides discussed options for creating joint
ventures to foster Armenia~Rs military-industrial complex. He was
speaking to journalists after a three-day visit to Armenia by senior
representatives of Russian military-industrial complex.
Arthur Baghdasarian spoke also about consultations in Yerevan with
Nikolay Bordyuzha, secretary general of the Collective Security
Treaty Organization (CSTO) ahead of CSTO summit to be hosted by
Yerevan in August.
Nikolay Bordyuzha for his part stressed the importance of Armenia~Rs
military-economic cooperation within the frameworks of the CSTO
describing it as a priority. He said as part of that cooperation
Armenia and Russia are implementing a pilot program for incorporation
of Armenia~Rs military-industrial complex enterprises with their
Russian peers. He said in view of Armenian authorities~R support to
this program, it is set to be a success.
From: A. Papazian
ARKA
July 20, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, July 20, /ARKA/. Armenia and Russia have reached concrete
agreements to boost their cooperation in military-industrial sector
embracing five directions, chief of Armenian National Security
Council Arthur Baghdasarian said today. He declined to divulge
saying only that the sides discussed options for creating joint
ventures to foster Armenia~Rs military-industrial complex. He was
speaking to journalists after a three-day visit to Armenia by senior
representatives of Russian military-industrial complex.
Arthur Baghdasarian spoke also about consultations in Yerevan with
Nikolay Bordyuzha, secretary general of the Collective Security
Treaty Organization (CSTO) ahead of CSTO summit to be hosted by
Yerevan in August.
Nikolay Bordyuzha for his part stressed the importance of Armenia~Rs
military-economic cooperation within the frameworks of the CSTO
describing it as a priority. He said as part of that cooperation
Armenia and Russia are implementing a pilot program for incorporation
of Armenia~Rs military-industrial complex enterprises with their
Russian peers. He said in view of Armenian authorities~R support to
this program, it is set to be a success.
From: A. Papazian