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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian-Russian relations are developing in all the spheres. Military cooperation is on a very high level. The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko answered the questions of "Armenpress".
- Mr. Ambassador, what is Your assessment of the present level of the Armenian-Russian technical military cooperation?
- The Republic of Armenia is a member-state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and is a part of the CSTO fast response forces. Relations and ties between our countries in technical military sphere are on a good working level. The cooperation between the corresponding administrations of the two countries is rather active. The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Mr. Serdyukov paid a visit to Armenia this year. The agreement about stay of the Russian military base in the Republic of Armenia for 49 years is a good signal to all those powers, who want to intensify the situation in the region. It is a good message to all those, who attempt to threat Armenia or destabilize situation in Armenia.
- How and where are You going to celebrate New Year?
- I shall celebrate New Year here in Yerevan. It has become a good tradition since my arrival in Armenia. We celebrate New Year in the Embassy with all our staff. There are more than 100 people working in the Embassy. We celebrate it with a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, champagne, good dishes and till morning (laughing). (THE FULL VERSION OF THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
Interview by Hakob Vardanyan