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G.SELEZNEV: "ANY ENCROACHMENT ON THE SOVEREIGNTY OF ARMENIA WILL BE CONSIDERED AS DIRECTED AGAINST RUSSIA".
11.06.2001

/PanARMENIAN.Net/. Although the sojourn program of the Speaker of Russian State Duma did not foresee signing any documents, yesterday Genady Seleznev and the Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Armen Khachatrian signed a statement on development of inter-Parliamentary relations. At a joint press conference the heads of the Parliaments of both countries evaluated the results of the visit as "very productive". Genady Seleznev told about his talks with the President. In particular, the Speaker of State Duma and Robert Kocharian discussed military-political issues, prospects of providing ferry communication via "Kavkaz" port, and also the opportunity of joining Armenia to "Russia-Belarus" union. Speaking about developing Armenian-Russian military partnership Seleznev said, "Our frontier troops are located in Armenia. This means that any encroachment on its the sovereignty will be considered as directed against Russia".