October 12, 2009 RA President Serzh Sargsyan will visit Moscow, RA governmental sources informed NEWS.am. According to the information, the Armenian President will hold talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

President Sargsyan arrived in Rostov-on-Don as part of his pan-Armenian tour. Sargsyan discussed the Armenia-Turkey normalization process, as well as the signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols with Diaspora representatives.

As regards the view that the Armenia-Turkey reconciliation will cause damage to the Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation, Serzh Sargsyan stated: “These views are unfounded, incited by unawareness and are often presented as a product of analytical thinking.”

“Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation is progressing rapidly, including the cooperation within the OSCE. You will witness the developments that will dispel doubts of the ones showing the deepest distrust,” Sargsyan said.