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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT URGES LOCAL BUSINESSES TO PRODUCE GLOBALLY DEMANDED PRODUCES
/ARKA/
November 10, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 9. / ARKA /. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan urged
today local businesses to improve the quality of their produces to
make them demanded worldwide as he addressed the sixth congress of
the Union of Industrialists and Employers of Armenia.
"We must seek to win new international markets and create products
which will be in demand worldwide. Private entrepreneurship is
relatively new in Armenia, and this is why we must strive to keep
abreast with international business trends," Sargsyan said.
According to him, the private sector is getting stronger with every
year and the process should be tailored to the needs of modern
citizens.
"Our main task is to build a strong society with a steady economy,
centred on our country fellows and their needs and capabilities
and all components of our society, both private and public sectors,
play an important role in this process," the president said.
He said the congress provides a good opportunity to discuss what has
been done and present future plans.
"The entrepreneur takes risk to invest his talent, effort and money to
create a business, new jobs and we must, in turn, to support their
initiatives through the creation of a favourable environment for
doing business, " said Sargsyan.
Serzh Sargsyan said because of its geography Armenian private sector
development and exports capabilities are restricted, but these
difficulties should not be intimidating.
Arsen Ghazarian, the chairman of the Union of Industrialists and
Employers of Armenia, said its major goal is to contribute to the
development of private entrepreneurship in Armenia in collaboration
with international companies and organizations.
"Over 15 years we have shaped a professional group of entrepreneurs
who run their businesses in compliance with best standards and are
also socially responsible to their country fellows, " he said.
He said doing business in Armenia is not an easy process, hindered
by corruption, shadow economy, but added that a series of reforms
are underway to facilitate business running.
The congress was attended by representatives from the private sector
and senior government officials. Among the invited guests was head
of Ukraine's state-run oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy Yevgeny
Bakulin.
/ARKA/
November 10, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 9. / ARKA /. Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan urged
today local businesses to improve the quality of their produces to
make them demanded worldwide as he addressed the sixth congress of
the Union of Industrialists and Employers of Armenia.
"We must seek to win new international markets and create products
which will be in demand worldwide. Private entrepreneurship is
relatively new in Armenia, and this is why we must strive to keep
abreast with international business trends," Sargsyan said.
According to him, the private sector is getting stronger with every
year and the process should be tailored to the needs of modern
citizens.
"Our main task is to build a strong society with a steady economy,
centred on our country fellows and their needs and capabilities
and all components of our society, both private and public sectors,
play an important role in this process," the president said.
He said the congress provides a good opportunity to discuss what has
been done and present future plans.
"The entrepreneur takes risk to invest his talent, effort and money to
create a business, new jobs and we must, in turn, to support their
initiatives through the creation of a favourable environment for
doing business, " said Sargsyan.
Serzh Sargsyan said because of its geography Armenian private sector
development and exports capabilities are restricted, but these
difficulties should not be intimidating.
Arsen Ghazarian, the chairman of the Union of Industrialists and
Employers of Armenia, said its major goal is to contribute to the
development of private entrepreneurship in Armenia in collaboration
with international companies and organizations.
"Over 15 years we have shaped a professional group of entrepreneurs
who run their businesses in compliance with best standards and are
also socially responsible to their country fellows, " he said.
He said doing business in Armenia is not an easy process, hindered
by corruption, shadow economy, but added that a series of reforms
are underway to facilitate business running.
The congress was attended by representatives from the private sector
and senior government officials. Among the invited guests was head
of Ukraine's state-run oil and gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy Yevgeny
Bakulin.