Первая встреча Путина и Пашиняна

Никол Пашинян, лидер уличных протестов в Армении, который несколько дней назад был назначен на пост нового премьер-министра страны в понедельник, провел свою первую встречу с президентом России Владимиром Путиным. Все были очень улыбчивы, когда два лидера обменялись комментариями перед СМИ, прежде чем удалиться на приватный разговор.

Путин приветствовал своего армянского гостя теплыми словами:

"Позвольте мне Вас поприветствовать и поздравить Вас ещё раз - уже лично - с избранием на высокую должность Председателя Правительства Армении.

В начале нашей встречи хотел бы сказать, что мы рассматриваем - и это хорошо всем известно - Армению как нашего ближайшего партнёра и союзника в регионе. Это касается и экономического взаимодействия, это касается вопросов безопасности.

Вы знаете, что Россия остаётся ведущим торгово-экономическим партнёром Армении - это более 25 процентов. Российские капиталовложения составляют где-то 35 процентов всех иностранных инвестиций в Армению. У нас за последнее время наблюдается рост товарооборота - тоже где-то на 25 процентов. И опережающим темпом растут поставки сельскохозяйственной продукции Армении на российский рынок: рост составил за предыдущие месяцы 38 процентов.

В общем, это очень хорошая динамика, и я рассчитываю на то, что нам удастся не только это сохранить, но и преумножить."

Пашинян со своей стороны был в равной степени обходительным.

"Очень приятно, что буквально через несколько дней после избрания на пост Премьер-министра Армении у меня есть возможность встретиться с Вами, потому что я думаю, что есть что пообсуждать.

Есть ещё и то, что не нуждается в обсуждении, - это союзнические стратегические отношения между Арменией и Россией. И в принципе могу заверить, что по этому вопросу в Армении, можно сказать, есть консенсус, и никто никогда не ставил, и думаю, что не будет ставить под сомнение стратегическую важность армяно-российских отношений.

Мы настроены и у нас есть большая энергия дать новый импульс нашим отношениям - и в политическом, и в торгово-экономическом смысле. Надеемся развивать наши отношения в военно-технической отрасли и в других отраслях.

Сейчас очень много туристов из России приезжают в Армению, это очень приятно. Думаю, что очень нравится Армения российским туристам, и армянам тоже очень нравится видеть столько туристов в Ереване.

Хочу сказать, что мы очень высоко ценим ту сбалансированную позицию, которую Россия имела в ходе нашего внутриполитического кризиса, и думаю, что это была очень конструктивная позиция, это высоко ценится не только со стороны нашего Правительства, но и вообще в армянском обществе."

Сегодня в Сочи проходит встреча глав стран-членов Евразийского экономического союза.

источник: commonspace.eu по материалам kremlin.ru

фото: Президент России Владимир Путин и премьер-министр Армении Никол Пашинян на своей первой встрече в Сочи, 14 мая 2018 года (фото предоставлено пресс-службой президента Российской Федерации).

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