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ITAR-TASS, Russia
December 6, 2013 Friday 09:41 PM GMT+4
Putin's visit to Armenia proved strategic nature of bilateral
relations - Armenian president
YEREVAN December 6
- Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Armenia has proved
that the two countries have strategic relations, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan said on Friday.
"Indeed, the visit, agreements that were reached create big
possibilities for cooperation in the economic sphere and big
possibilities for cooperation in the sphere of security," the Armenian
president said.
According to Sargsyan, economic cooperation between the two countries
embraces energy and industrial sector, in particular such industries
are jewelry making, diamond cutting, chemicals. "Big possibilities are
opening in the agrariansector," he noted.
"In 2013 alone, we increased our exports to Russia by a fourth, and it
is a very big figure," he added.
Apart from that, the Armenian president said he saw "positive changes
and good prospects" in the Armenian-Russian relations in the context
of the Customs Union [of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan]. As concerns
Armenia's possible Customs Union membership, Sargsyan said he would
speak about after relevant negotiations. "Let us first end the
negotiations and then we shall speak about the possibilities it opens
in detail," he noted. "We shall present the results of our talks at
the National Assembly, and the parliament is to ratify or approved by
the parliament, which represents various strata of our society."
December 6, 2013 Friday 09:41 PM GMT+4
Putin's visit to Armenia proved strategic nature of bilateral
relations - Armenian president
YEREVAN December 6
- Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit to Armenia has proved
that the two countries have strategic relations, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan said on Friday.
"Indeed, the visit, agreements that were reached create big
possibilities for cooperation in the economic sphere and big
possibilities for cooperation in the sphere of security," the Armenian
president said.
According to Sargsyan, economic cooperation between the two countries
embraces energy and industrial sector, in particular such industries
are jewelry making, diamond cutting, chemicals. "Big possibilities are
opening in the agrariansector," he noted.
"In 2013 alone, we increased our exports to Russia by a fourth, and it
is a very big figure," he added.
Apart from that, the Armenian president said he saw "positive changes
and good prospects" in the Armenian-Russian relations in the context
of the Customs Union [of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan]. As concerns
Armenia's possible Customs Union membership, Sargsyan said he would
speak about after relevant negotiations. "Let us first end the
negotiations and then we shall speak about the possibilities it opens
in detail," he noted. "We shall present the results of our talks at
the National Assembly, and the parliament is to ratify or approved by
the parliament, which represents various strata of our society."