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October 13, 2012 Saturday 10:31 PM GMT+4
RF-Armenia econ coop program vital document for future - minister
YEREVAN October 13
The programme of economic cooperation between Russia and Armenia up to
2020 is a vital document looking into the future, Russian Transport
Minister Maxim Sokolov said.
"This document covers all aspects of relations between our countries
and maps out prospects for their development until the year 2020,"
Sokolov said at the 2nd Russian-Armenian inter-regional forum "Russia
and Armenia" Inter-Regional Dialogue-2012" on Saturday.
"This is a systemic document that sets ambitious indicators for
increasing mutual trade and investments," Armenian Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan said. "It identifies all main areas of economic
cooperation."
He believes that "regions should take an active part in drafting and
implementing an action plan. This can provide a solid basis for
further dialogue."
According to Sokolov, the two countries should focus on "developing
joint innovative projects" such as the Group of Companies
"GeoPromining" which "has been operating in Armenia since 2007 and is
one of the largest Russian investors".
He recalled that "the enterprises of the Group have resumed operation,
upgraded mining and dressing equipment, reorganised business
processes. What is particularly encouraging, and this is intertwined
with the topic of innovations, is that the Ararat gold mill has
introduced a new innovative ore dressing technology called Albion."
Another example is the creation and launch of a free economic zone at
the Yerevan Research Institute of Mathematical Machines, which is
played host to the Russian-Armenian inter-regional forum. Control of
the institute has been transferred to Russia as payment for Armenia's
state debt and is now run by the company Sitronics.
From: Baghdasarian
October 13, 2012 Saturday 10:31 PM GMT+4
RF-Armenia econ coop program vital document for future - minister
YEREVAN October 13
The programme of economic cooperation between Russia and Armenia up to
2020 is a vital document looking into the future, Russian Transport
Minister Maxim Sokolov said.
"This document covers all aspects of relations between our countries
and maps out prospects for their development until the year 2020,"
Sokolov said at the 2nd Russian-Armenian inter-regional forum "Russia
and Armenia" Inter-Regional Dialogue-2012" on Saturday.
"This is a systemic document that sets ambitious indicators for
increasing mutual trade and investments," Armenian Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan said. "It identifies all main areas of economic
cooperation."
He believes that "regions should take an active part in drafting and
implementing an action plan. This can provide a solid basis for
further dialogue."
According to Sokolov, the two countries should focus on "developing
joint innovative projects" such as the Group of Companies
"GeoPromining" which "has been operating in Armenia since 2007 and is
one of the largest Russian investors".
He recalled that "the enterprises of the Group have resumed operation,
upgraded mining and dressing equipment, reorganised business
processes. What is particularly encouraging, and this is intertwined
with the topic of innovations, is that the Ararat gold mill has
introduced a new innovative ore dressing technology called Albion."
Another example is the creation and launch of a free economic zone at
the Yerevan Research Institute of Mathematical Machines, which is
played host to the Russian-Armenian inter-regional forum. Control of
the institute has been transferred to Russia as payment for Armenia's
state debt and is now run by the company Sitronics.
From: Baghdasarian