Wednesday, February 20 2019 11:32

ArmInfo.On February 19, the Chair of the RA NA Standing Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self- Government, Agriculture and Environment Varazdat  Karapetyan received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of  the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia Sergey Kopirkin,  the press service of the Armenian Parliament informs. 

The interlocutors discussed the prospects of bilateral cooperation in  the sphere of agriculture, especially the possibilities of  realization of the Armenian agricultural products in the Russian  market.  The creation of the new formats of cooperation as a result  of strengthening the relations between the two countries' businessmen  was highlighted, which would give an opportunity to make more visible  the state support in the field of agriculture. It would be an  additional impetus in specifying the markets in the Russian  Federation.

The possibilities of cooperation between the local self-government  and territorial administration were also discussed.

At the meeting an agreement was reached to organize meetings of the  businessmen during the visit of the Governor of Karelia to Armenia  for signing contracts and establishment of closer trade relations in  the future.

The sides also touched upon the development of the relations between  the parliamentary committees of Armenia and Russia and the exchange  of experience.