Putin: Russia and Armenia mutually support each other and jointly promote the processes of Eurasian integration
ArmInfo. Centuries of friendship and mutual understanding bind Russia to Armenia. As ArmInfo correspondent was told in the press service of the Kremlin,
on March 16 during the adoption of the credentials of the newly
appointed Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vardan Toghanian, Russian
President Vladimir Putin declared.
"Yesterday's meeting with President Serzh Sargsyan showed again that
Russia and Armenia as allies are supporting each other and jointly
promoting the processes of Eurasian integration. Our countries are
successfully developing cooperation in the economy, trade, and
investment, in the military-technical sphere. Contacts in the field
of tourism, culture, science and education are expanding. Close
cooperation is being conducted along the lines of the regions of the
two countries. Russia is ready as an intermediary to exert maximum
efforts to settle regional conflicts", Putin said.
On March 16, 18 ambassadors presented credentials to the Russian
president in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
On March 10, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree
appointing Vardan Toghanian the Armenian Ambassador to Russia.
Toghanian is chairman of the board of directors of the Eurasian Media
Group. In 2014, he became a shareholder of the Shogakn diamond
processing company. Toganian graduated from the Faculty of History of
Yerevan State University and defended his Ph.D. thesis at the Yerevan
State University. In 2001 he graduated from the Institute of
Socio-Political Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 1995-1996
he trained at the Center for International Studies at the University
of Osaka; 2000 - at Harvard University. Candidate of Historical
Sciences, Doctor of Political Sciences. He is the author of more than
10 scientific works and monographs devoted to the problems of
development of the New Independent States, regional and international
conflicts, problems of national tolerance. Speaks English and
Japanese. In 1992 - 1994 years worked in the permanent representation
of Armenia in Moscow as the chief specialist, in 1994 - 1995 in the
Armenian Embassy in Russia - the second secretary, 1996-1997 was the
first secretary of the administration of the CIS countries of the
Armenian Foreign Ministry, 1997- 1998 - First Secretary of the
Armenian Embassy in Russia, 1998-2000 - adviser to the Armenian
Embassy in Moscow.