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Economic News (Information Agency Oreanda), Russia
December 6, 2013 Friday
CCI of Russia Participated in Russian-Armenian Interregional Forum
Yerevan . OREANDA-NEWS. The Third Russian-Armenian Interregional
Forum, Russia. Armenia. The Customs Union, took place in Armenia. The
events attended by the presidents of the two countries started in
Gyumri on Monday and ended in Yerevan with an exhibition of regions
and section meetings in the roundtable format.
A delegation of the CCI of Russia led by Chamber President Sergey
Katyrin participated in the forum. Katyrin addressed the audience at
the plenary meeting.
Russia and Armenia have been maintaining sustainable and mutually
advantageous trade and economic relations for many years, Sergey
Katyrin noted. There are numerous points of contact between small and
medium businesses of the two countries. Many Russian regions are
involved in the bilateral trade with Armenia, and Russian companies
are energetically doing business on the Armenian territory. The
Armenian side has an equally keen interest in cooperation with Russia,
primarily in such sectors as oil, gas, railroads, hydropower, atomic
energy, telecommunications and banking.
Sergey Katyrin welcomed the decision of Armenia to join the Customs
Union. Armenia does not border on the Customs Union member countries
but this will not impede the unification process. By the way, Armenia,
thanks to its geographic position, may efficiently play the role of a
bridge in cooperation with the Near and Middle East.
Trade between Armenia and Russia is comparatively small for now. The
Customs Union will create additional opportunities for growth. In
addition, the Customs Union makes it possible to be more active in the
joint protection of the interests of our countries on the global
markets.
There is no doubt that direct regional cooperation and the interaction
between small and medium businesses will develop more rapidly.
Chambers of commerce and industry of the two countries play a
prominent part in the development of business cooperation. A number of
Russia's territorial chambers have concluded cooperation agreements
with the CCI of Armenia and the CCI of Yerevan.
The CCI of Russia is actively fostering the economic integration of
SCO and CIS member countries with businesses of the Customs Union
states. Seminars have been held as regards the issues of the Customs
Union and the Common Economic Space and the accession to the World
Trade Organization. The CCI of Armenia is welcome to join these
activities, Sergey Katyrin stressed.
An exhibition of regions and section meetings in the roundtable format
were held in Yerevan on Tuesday.
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian and Russian-Armenian
Intergovernmental Commission Cochairman, Russian Transport Minister
Maxim Sokolov visited the Expocenter stand at the exhibition on
December 3. The Armenian prime minister was given detailed information
about the role of Expocenter in the promotion of goods and services on
the markets of both countries. He was presented with a list of
Armenian enterprises and organizations, which had taken part in
Expocenter exhibitions in the past two years. The prime minister
thanked the Expocenter collective and stressed the paramount
importance of the assistance in the promotion of products of small and
medium businesses on the market.
Eurasian Integration: New Opportunities for the Business World
Roundtable was held on the forum sidelines. Its moderators were Deputy
Chairman of the CCI of Russia Committee on the Economic Integration of
SCO and CIS Countries Boris Pastukhov and Executive Director of the
CCI of Armenia Araik Vardanian.
December 6, 2013 Friday
CCI of Russia Participated in Russian-Armenian Interregional Forum
Yerevan . OREANDA-NEWS. The Third Russian-Armenian Interregional
Forum, Russia. Armenia. The Customs Union, took place in Armenia. The
events attended by the presidents of the two countries started in
Gyumri on Monday and ended in Yerevan with an exhibition of regions
and section meetings in the roundtable format.
A delegation of the CCI of Russia led by Chamber President Sergey
Katyrin participated in the forum. Katyrin addressed the audience at
the plenary meeting.
Russia and Armenia have been maintaining sustainable and mutually
advantageous trade and economic relations for many years, Sergey
Katyrin noted. There are numerous points of contact between small and
medium businesses of the two countries. Many Russian regions are
involved in the bilateral trade with Armenia, and Russian companies
are energetically doing business on the Armenian territory. The
Armenian side has an equally keen interest in cooperation with Russia,
primarily in such sectors as oil, gas, railroads, hydropower, atomic
energy, telecommunications and banking.
Sergey Katyrin welcomed the decision of Armenia to join the Customs
Union. Armenia does not border on the Customs Union member countries
but this will not impede the unification process. By the way, Armenia,
thanks to its geographic position, may efficiently play the role of a
bridge in cooperation with the Near and Middle East.
Trade between Armenia and Russia is comparatively small for now. The
Customs Union will create additional opportunities for growth. In
addition, the Customs Union makes it possible to be more active in the
joint protection of the interests of our countries on the global
markets.
There is no doubt that direct regional cooperation and the interaction
between small and medium businesses will develop more rapidly.
Chambers of commerce and industry of the two countries play a
prominent part in the development of business cooperation. A number of
Russia's territorial chambers have concluded cooperation agreements
with the CCI of Armenia and the CCI of Yerevan.
The CCI of Russia is actively fostering the economic integration of
SCO and CIS member countries with businesses of the Customs Union
states. Seminars have been held as regards the issues of the Customs
Union and the Common Economic Space and the accession to the World
Trade Organization. The CCI of Armenia is welcome to join these
activities, Sergey Katyrin stressed.
An exhibition of regions and section meetings in the roundtable format
were held in Yerevan on Tuesday.
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian and Russian-Armenian
Intergovernmental Commission Cochairman, Russian Transport Minister
Maxim Sokolov visited the Expocenter stand at the exhibition on
December 3. The Armenian prime minister was given detailed information
about the role of Expocenter in the promotion of goods and services on
the markets of both countries. He was presented with a list of
Armenian enterprises and organizations, which had taken part in
Expocenter exhibitions in the past two years. The prime minister
thanked the Expocenter collective and stressed the paramount
importance of the assistance in the promotion of products of small and
medium businesses on the market.
Eurasian Integration: New Opportunities for the Business World
Roundtable was held on the forum sidelines. Its moderators were Deputy
Chairman of the CCI of Russia Committee on the Economic Integration of
SCO and CIS Countries Boris Pastukhov and Executive Director of the
CCI of Armenia Araik Vardanian.