SECRETARIES OF SECURITY COUNCILS OF ARMENIA AND RUSSIA AGREED OVER JOINT ACTIONS FOR 2004

Today in Yerevan secretaries of the Security Councils of Armenia and Russia Serge Sargsian and Vladimir Rushaylo signed the Program of Joint Measures for 2004. As V. Rushaylo noted after the ceremony of signing, Armenia and Russia pursue common goals to secure stability and peace in the Caucasus. In his words, the document countersigned today will promote expansion of cooperation in this aspect. The head of the Security Council of Russia also noted that in the course of the talks in Yerevan community of opinions that “contemporary challenges demand deeper and more active mutual understanding” was observed. Taking it into account, the importance of activation of contacts within “the Caucasian four” (Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) was accentuated.