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RUSSIA, ARMENIA HAVE ALLIED RELATIONS AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER -- PATRUSHEV
ITAR-TASS
February 9, 2012 Thursday 01:12 AM GMT+4
Russia
Russia and Armenia have allied relations and supported each other in
all fields, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
"We have allied relations with Armenia, and we support each other
practically in all areas and jointly solve problems we encounter,"
he said at a meeting with officers of the Russian military base and
the border guard department of the Federal Security Service in Armenia.
"This allows us to minimise costs and solve our tasks as effectively
as possible," he added.
"On the whole, the situation in Russia and Armenia is absolutely
normal and does not require any special measures. We must control it
and make corrections if necessary," Patrushev said.
"In addition to analytical and other work, our Security Councils
are also engaged in inter-departmental activities," he said, adding
that officials from different, mainly power-wielding, ministries and
agencies have come with him to Armenia.
"Work becomes more targeted when the interests of agencies are
interconnected," he stressed.
Patrushev said the purpose of the visit is to coordinate issues at
the inter-departmental level.
Earlier this week, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov
visited Armenia to discuss economic cooperation. He noted that trade
turnover between the two countries in 2011 had reached one billion
U.S. dollars.
"We have good prospects in many sectors of the economy, primarily in
the energy sector, the power industry, atomic energy, and many other
serious projects," Zubkov said upon arrival in Yerevan on a working
visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan.
"Over the past four years, our relations have become even warmer,"
Zubkov said, recalling his previous trip to Armenia in February 2008
as prime minister at that time.
In his opinion, Sargsyan's state visit to Russia in October 20112
helped strengthen political relations between the two countries.
"Ministries and agencies of our countries are actively working to
implement the instructions that were given by the heads of Russia
and Armenia" after that visit, Zubkov said.
"Big prospects lie in joint development of the agro-industrial sector
in Armenia," he added.
"We cooperate practically in all areas, and we are pleased by the pace
with which our relations develop, even though we always want more,"
the president said.
ITAR-TASS
February 9, 2012 Thursday 01:12 AM GMT+4
Russia
Russia and Armenia have allied relations and supported each other in
all fields, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
"We have allied relations with Armenia, and we support each other
practically in all areas and jointly solve problems we encounter,"
he said at a meeting with officers of the Russian military base and
the border guard department of the Federal Security Service in Armenia.
"This allows us to minimise costs and solve our tasks as effectively
as possible," he added.
"On the whole, the situation in Russia and Armenia is absolutely
normal and does not require any special measures. We must control it
and make corrections if necessary," Patrushev said.
"In addition to analytical and other work, our Security Councils
are also engaged in inter-departmental activities," he said, adding
that officials from different, mainly power-wielding, ministries and
agencies have come with him to Armenia.
"Work becomes more targeted when the interests of agencies are
interconnected," he stressed.
Patrushev said the purpose of the visit is to coordinate issues at
the inter-departmental level.
Earlier this week, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov
visited Armenia to discuss economic cooperation. He noted that trade
turnover between the two countries in 2011 had reached one billion
U.S. dollars.
"We have good prospects in many sectors of the economy, primarily in
the energy sector, the power industry, atomic energy, and many other
serious projects," Zubkov said upon arrival in Yerevan on a working
visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan.
"Over the past four years, our relations have become even warmer,"
Zubkov said, recalling his previous trip to Armenia in February 2008
as prime minister at that time.
In his opinion, Sargsyan's state visit to Russia in October 20112
helped strengthen political relations between the two countries.
"Ministries and agencies of our countries are actively working to
implement the instructions that were given by the heads of Russia
and Armenia" after that visit, Zubkov said.
"Big prospects lie in joint development of the agro-industrial sector
in Armenia," he added.
"We cooperate practically in all areas, and we are pleased by the pace
with which our relations develop, even though we always want more,"
the president said.