ASTRAKHAN, JUNE 28, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian official delegation headed by the governor of Ararat marz Alik Sargsian has been on a visit to the Astrakhan region (Russia) on June 26-28. Within the framework of the visit, an agreement between the Armenian government and the government of Astrakhan region on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation was signed on June 27. In the words of A. Sargsian, the signing of this agreement will give a fresh impetus to further development of mutually beneficial cooperation between the sides in various spheres. According to a press release of the RA MFA Press and Information Department, an agreement on cooperation between the RA Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Astrakhan region was signed on the same day. On June 28 the delegation met with representatives of the Armenian community of Astrakhan region. During the visit, the Armenian delegation members participated in the festivities to mark the 300th anniversary of establishment of Astrakhan's Armenian community.

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