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Third Armenian-Turkish business forum kicked off in Turkey (PHOTOS)
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June 15, 2012 | 12:57
KARS. - Armenian-Turkish third business forum kicked off on Friday in
Kars, Turkey. The photo gallery from the forum is available here.
Over 70 businessmen from Armenia and Turkey participate in the forum
organized by the Union of industrialists and entrepreneurs of Armenia,
Armenian News-NEWS.am special correspondent reports from Turkey.
Businessmen mainly present fields of construction, mining industry,
fishing, furniture production, tourism, cargo transfer and jewelry.
The forum was opened by the owner of Kars-based Serhat TV channel
Alijan Alibeyoglu and head of the Union Arthur Ghazaryan.
`Despite Armenian-Turkish border is closed for Kars, goods turnover
makes $500 million. It will become $3 billion if borders are open,'
Alibeyoglu claimed.
Turkish official data claims that turnover with Armenia does not
exist, while Armenian official data claims it is $240 million. Export
from Armenia to Turkey makes just $1 million. Goods arrive in Armenia
via Georgia, where the documents are changed on the border.
`There are 40 companies based on Turkish investments in Armenia. To
some extent Armenian-Turkish business relations do indeed exist. Our
goal is to transfer them into legal field,' Ghazaryan said.
To note, the first and second forums were held in June and November,
2011 in Yerevan, where over 100 businessmen from both countries
participated.
news.am
June 15, 2012 | 12:57
KARS. - Armenian-Turkish third business forum kicked off on Friday in
Kars, Turkey. The photo gallery from the forum is available here.
Over 70 businessmen from Armenia and Turkey participate in the forum
organized by the Union of industrialists and entrepreneurs of Armenia,
Armenian News-NEWS.am special correspondent reports from Turkey.
Businessmen mainly present fields of construction, mining industry,
fishing, furniture production, tourism, cargo transfer and jewelry.
The forum was opened by the owner of Kars-based Serhat TV channel
Alijan Alibeyoglu and head of the Union Arthur Ghazaryan.
`Despite Armenian-Turkish border is closed for Kars, goods turnover
makes $500 million. It will become $3 billion if borders are open,'
Alibeyoglu claimed.
Turkish official data claims that turnover with Armenia does not
exist, while Armenian official data claims it is $240 million. Export
from Armenia to Turkey makes just $1 million. Goods arrive in Armenia
via Georgia, where the documents are changed on the border.
`There are 40 companies based on Turkish investments in Armenia. To
some extent Armenian-Turkish business relations do indeed exist. Our
goal is to transfer them into legal field,' Ghazaryan said.
To note, the first and second forums were held in June and November,
2011 in Yerevan, where over 100 businessmen from both countries
participated.