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LAVROV TO VISIT YEREVAN, BAKU, BISHKEK AND ASTANA NEXT WEEK
ITAR-TASS
March 27, 2012 Tuesday 06:43 PM GMT+4
Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Yerevan, Baku,
Bishkek and Astana next week, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander
Lukashevich said on Tuesday.
The minister will go to Armenia on April 2 to meet with the Armenian
president and prime minister. "The sides are developing contacts at
all levels. The intergovernmental and inter-parliamentary commissions
are working actively," he said. Russia is a leading foreign trade
partner of Armenia: bilateral trade amounted to $1 billion last year.
Lavrov will visit Baku on April 3-4. "He is due to meet with the
Azerbaijani president, premier and foreign minister. The country
have a strategic partnership, and Moscow views Lavrov's visit as
a way to continue the intensive political dialog. The sides will
discuss the entire range of bilateral relations, international and
regional affairs. Bilateral trade exceeded $2.5 billion last year,"
Lukashevich said.
The visit to Kyrgyzstan is due on April 4-5, the diplomat said. The
sides will discuss political, economic and humanitarian cooperation.
"Moscow-Bishkek relations are based on the historical unity of the
two peoples. Humanitarian relations are developing, and intensive
contacts are being maintained at various levels. Bilateral trade stood
at $1.5 billion last year. The visit agenda includes bilateral affairs
and the participation of Bishkek in regional integration unions -
the CSTO and the EurAsEC," he said.
Lavrov will visit Astana on April 5-6 to attend a foreign ministerial
conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO),
which will have regional affairs and the Middle East situation,
including Syria, on its agenda.
ITAR-TASS
March 27, 2012 Tuesday 06:43 PM GMT+4
Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Yerevan, Baku,
Bishkek and Astana next week, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander
Lukashevich said on Tuesday.
The minister will go to Armenia on April 2 to meet with the Armenian
president and prime minister. "The sides are developing contacts at
all levels. The intergovernmental and inter-parliamentary commissions
are working actively," he said. Russia is a leading foreign trade
partner of Armenia: bilateral trade amounted to $1 billion last year.
Lavrov will visit Baku on April 3-4. "He is due to meet with the
Azerbaijani president, premier and foreign minister. The country
have a strategic partnership, and Moscow views Lavrov's visit as
a way to continue the intensive political dialog. The sides will
discuss the entire range of bilateral relations, international and
regional affairs. Bilateral trade exceeded $2.5 billion last year,"
Lukashevich said.
The visit to Kyrgyzstan is due on April 4-5, the diplomat said. The
sides will discuss political, economic and humanitarian cooperation.
"Moscow-Bishkek relations are based on the historical unity of the
two peoples. Humanitarian relations are developing, and intensive
contacts are being maintained at various levels. Bilateral trade stood
at $1.5 billion last year. The visit agenda includes bilateral affairs
and the participation of Bishkek in regional integration unions -
the CSTO and the EurAsEC," he said.
Lavrov will visit Astana on April 5-6 to attend a foreign ministerial
conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO),
which will have regional affairs and the Middle East situation,
including Syria, on its agenda.