Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan sent a letter of condolences on the death of former Russian Ambassdor to Ukraine, Special presidential representative on economic cooperation with CIS member countries Viktor Chernomyrdin.

Sargsyan stressed Russian former Prime Minister’s contribution to the development of energy substructures, elimination of consequences caused by 1988 devastating earthquake and recovery of disaster zone, as well as improvement of Armenia-Russia economic cooperation.

“On behalf of Armenian Government and myself, I offer my deep condolences to Victor Chernomyrdin’s family and relatives,” the message reads.