"Armenia's Direction
I think Armenia is at the top of the list of the countries that Russian Leader Vladimir Putin loves and places importance in. Putin visited this country three times, in 1999, 2001, and 2002, and he was in Yerevan again last week for the fourth time. This clearly shows us that Putin places a special importance in Armenia. Many issues were discussed during Putin's last visit to Armenia. Included were, activities within the frame of 'Russia Year' in Armenia, cooperation in energy, industry and trade, new investments in metal industry, excluding iron production and investments in banking, construction, transport, military and technical issues and the reduction of Armenia's debt. It is not yet clear on which topics there were any developments or increased cooperation because there has been no open explanation from either countries yet, but I will likely discuss these issues when the time comes. "
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