Embassy of Russian Federation: Through common efforts over the past  26 years, ties between Russia and Armenia have been brought to a new  qualitative level of allied interaction

ArmInfo. Through joint efforts  over the past 26 years, ties between Russia and Armenia have been  brought to a new qualitative level of allied interaction. This is  stated in the statement of the Russian embassy in Armenia, circulated  on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the establishment of  diplomatic relations between Yerevan and Moscow.

"On April 3, 2018, the 26th anniversary of the establishment of  diplomatic relations between Russia and Armenia, Russia and Armenia  have been linked for centuries by strong traditions of friendship,  mutual respect, trust and support. Over the past 26 years, ties  between the two countries have been brought to a new qualitative  level of allied interaction, the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation  and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Republic  of Armenia of August 29, 1997 and Declaration tion on allied  relations between Russia and Armenia, oriented in the XXI century,  from September 26, 2000," said in a statement the Russian diplomatic  mission in Armenia.

The diplomatic mission also recalls that Russia is Armenia's leading  economic partner and the main investor in the Armenian economy.  "Major joint projects in the fuel, energy, mining, transport,  telecommunications, banking and other fields are successfully  implemented in the republic, interregional ties are expanding,  involving 70 constituent entities of the Russian Federation and all  administrative and territorial units of Armenia. An intergovernmental  cooperation program is being implemented in this area for 2016-2021.  Traditionally, an important place in bilateral relations is occupied  by cultural, humanitarian, scientific and educational exchanges that  promote preservation and strengthening of spiritual closeness of the  peoples of the two countries, close communication between people.In  2015, a branch of the Moscow State University named after MV  Lomonosov began to operate in Yerevan.In the Russian-Armenian  University and 6 branches of Russian universities operating in the  republic, about 3.5 thousands of students, 5,500 Armenian citizens  are being trained at Russian universities, 1,500 of them are financed  by the Russian federal budget. The achievements made by our countries  during this period are encouraging and tune to further work to  strengthen the alliance for the benefit of the peoples of the two  countries, in the interests of ensuring security and stability in  Transcaucasia, "the statement of the Russian Embassy in Armenia  reads.