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7 March 2003 - 13:48 AMT

PUTIN CONGRATULATED KOCHARIAN ON REELECTION AS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT

Russian president Vladimir Putin congratulated Robert Kocharian on being reelected as the president of Armenia. Putin’s telegram says, “I am frankly pleased to congratulate you on your victory at the presidential elections of the Republic of Armenia and to wish you further progress in holding the high state office. Your success at the elections again confirmed the Armenian people’s devotion to the line of policy of holding democratic and market changes in the country, neighborly relations and mutually favorable cooperation. Russia highlights your personal contribution to the progressive enlargement of the traditionally friendly and allied Russian-Armenian relations. I am sure that our common course for strengthening bilateral strategic partnership will be developed further and will let make the sister nations of our countries even closer.” Russia is highly interested in strengthening stability and security in the Caucasus, in the soonest possible settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, the message says. We are ready to make active contribution to positive advancement of the process, as we have done before, the Russian leader assured.