Russian president congratulates Serzh Sargsyan on his birthday

President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on his birthday.

In his congratulatory telegram, Vladimir Putin highly appreciated Serzh Sargsyan’s contribution to the strengthening of Russian-Armenian relations based on long traditions of friendship and mutual respect between the peoples of Russia and Armenia. Vladimir Putin also noted that his recent meetings with the Armenian president contributed to the further expansion of the bilateral political dialog, constructive cooperation in trade, economy and other spheres, partnership in the international arena, particularly within the framework of the CIS and the Collective Security Treaty Organization, for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries and for stability and security in Transcaucasia.