ArmInfo. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in his congratulatory speech to the participants and guests of the Armenia-Russia: Friendship For Centuries exhibition noted that the name of the exhibition of archival materials devoted to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation reflects the true nature of the strategic alliance of our two countries, according to the press service of the Armenian leader.
"Over the past quarter century, Armenian-Russian relations have been raised to the highest level, covering all spheres of interstate cooperation." A solid juridical base has been developed, based on the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation, the 20th anniversary the signing of which we noted in August of this year and the Declaration on Allied Cooperation oriented towards the 21st century.The Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation stands out for high confidential policies We are mutually reinforcing our foreign policy coordination in the international arena, within the framework of multilateral associations, and through joint efforts we are strengthening the successful partnership in the defense and military-technical spheres, developing effective cooperation in the trade, economic, energy and transport fields, inter-regional ties are deepened, cooperation in the fields of culture, science and education is expanding, "the Armenian leader said.
At the same time, Sargsyan stressed that it is important that today Armenian-Russian cooperation involved million people, business and scientific communities, youth and social structures. According to him, this opens up new opportunities and prospects, sets for further work to strengthen allied cooperation for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries, in the interests of ensuring security and stability in the South Caucasus.