Armenian, Russian Presidents to discuss cooperationOctober 12, 2009 - 13:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Russian and Armenian presidents will discuss trade and military cooperation, prospects of energy projects and interaction in regional organizations in Moscow on Monday, a Kremlin source said Sunday. Nagorno Karabakh problem is also supposed to be discussed.Serzh Sargsyan will visit the Russian capital on an invitation from Dmitry Medvedev on October 12. "Regular confidential political dialogue at the highest level gives dynamics to the Russian-Armenian partnership," the Kremlin source said, adding that despite the global financial crisis, Russia retains the positions of Armenia's leading foreign economic partner. In January-August this year bilateral trade totaled $428.2 million - a 20.2% drop against the same period in 2008, but successful implementation of joint priority investment projects continues. Medvedev and Sargsyan met Friday during a summit of the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States in the capital of Moldova, with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also taking part in the meeting chiefly dedicated to discussions of the Nagorno Karabakh issue, RIA Novosti reported. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |