Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian has met with Sverdlovsk Russian region Governor Eduard Rossel, the Press Service of the Armenian Government reported. In the course of the meeting Margarian noted that active cooperation between Armenia and 25 administrative subjects of Russia was established recently, agreements between the Governments of Armenia and Moscow, Leningrad, Saratov, Astrakhan, Kirov regions and the Krasnodar territory are signed. In his words, the commodity turnover between Armenia and Russia grows constantly, also due to cooperation with the administrative subjects. Eduard Rossel acquainted with the social and economic situation in the Sverdlovsk region and development prospects, noting that the region is the first one in Russia to implement a long-term development program, one of its main components being stimulation of cooperation with neighbor countries, including Armenia and its regions. He suggested Armenia founding a trade center in Sverdlovsk region, organizing an exhibition of the Armenian production, creating joint ventures, as well as invited the Armenian party to participate in an annual international economic forum. Having accepted the Governor's proposals, Mr. Margarian noted that after the signing of the agreement it will be possible to use the potential of the Commercial and Industrial Chambers of Armenia and Russia, the Association of the Russian-Armenian Business Cooperation. The interlocutors also noted that the Vladimir Putin's coming visit to Armenia and the official opening of the Year of Russia in Armenia will be a new stimulus for further strengthening the Armenian-Russian relations. At the completion of the meeting the parties signed a Protocol on the outcomes of the visit of the Sverdlovsk delegation to Yerevan, which notes the main directions of the commercial and economic, industrial and humanitarian cooperation, as well as emphasizes the need for signing an inter-governmental agreement for the realization of the cooperation.