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Armenia to take every possible step to deepen relations with Russia

03.09.2009, 01:29
President Serzh Sargsyan said Tuesday Armenia will continue to take every possible step to deepen and strengthen its diversified relations with Russia.

YEREVAN, September 2, /ARKA/. President Serzh Sargsyan said Tuesday Armenia will continue to take every possible step to deepen and strengthen its diversified relations with Russia.

Addressing an annual gathering of top Armenian diplomats and ambassadors in Yerevan the president paid special heed to ‘multilateral and large-scale cooperation between Armenia and its strategic ally Russia,’ the presidential press office said in a statement.

“We took and will continue to take every possible step to deepen and reinforce our relations with Russia in all areas. Several meetings on the level of presidents have already taken place, including reciprocal official visits to Armenia and Russia,’ the president said.

Serzh Sargsyan said he began visits to Russian provinces with strong Armenian communities.

“I am sure that our work with Russian provincial authorities has a big potential both in terms of stimulating Russian-Armenian economic relations and in terms of inspiring Russian Armenians and helping them to strengthen their ties with their homeland country,’ Serzh Sargsyan said.

The president reminded that Russia moved to extend to Armenia a $500 million stabilization loan to help the government in Yerevan to mitigate the fallout from the deepening economic and financial crisis. M.M. -0-