Armenia praises Russia's endeavors for Karabakh settlement

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Earlier we used to think that our economic cooperation with Russia lags behind our political dialogue. However, given the steady advance of political dialogue, economic cooperation (including trade, transport, energy and industry) has been brought to standard," Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said.



"The volume of Russian investments in Armenian economy has grown. At that, I suppose that trade and economic relations could still improve but for absence of overland communications," he noted.



"Armenia also praises Russia's endeavors for resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in format of the OSCE Minsk Group. I think we should characterize our relations taking account not only of economic performance but also of conceptual aspect. We see Russia as an ally which keeps on gaining power in the world and we are confident that Russia does interpret us as a stable and reliable ally which enjoys good relations with other states," Vartan Oskanian said in an interview with Kommersant daily.