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ROMANIAN ECONOMY MINISTER MEETS ARMENIA PRESIDENT
Agerpres news agency, Bucharest, Romania
July 9 2013
Bucharest, July 9 (Agerpres) -- Romanian Economy Minister Varujan
Vosganian on Tuesday [9 July] met Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan
and Prime Minister Tigran Sarksian and he also attended the opening
of the 4th session of the Romanian-Armenian Joint Inter-Governmental
Commission on Economic Cooperation being held in the capital of Yerevan
on July 8-10, the Economy Ministry announced in a release to AGERPRES.
Vosganian attended the signing ceremony of the Cooperation Protocol
between the Romania-Armenia and Armenia-Romania Bilateral Chambers of
Commerce and Industry, which sets the framework of action for boosting
the economic and commercial relations as part of the previously-signed
accords and conventions and for identifying new forms of common
actions in the economic area, while at the same time underscoring the
importance of achieving large-scale projects. Special importance will
be given to a more frequent participation of the Romanian and Armenian
companies in the international fairs and exhibitions organized in
Bucharest and Yerevan, the release said.
The Romanian minister, during the talks with the Armenian officials,
tackled topics relating the prospects facing the bilateral economic
cooperation of Romania and Armenia and ways to step it up in such
priority areas as trade, industry, small- and medium-sized businesses,
tourism, regional development and public administration, transport,
agriculture, environmental protection, the collaboration between the
financial-banking institutions, the protection of the intellectual
property rights, the cooperation of the national trade registries,
co-working on scientific research and cooperation between the chambers
of commerce and industry.
Taking part in the meetings were Romanian ambassador in Yerevan Crina
Prunariu and Armenian ambassador in Bucharest Hamlet Gasparian.
The Romanian official delegation headed by Vosganian will be also
attending the Bilateral Business Forum in Yerevan on July 10-12,
the Ministry announced. The Romanian-Armenian Joint Commission
is co-chaired by Vosganian and Armenian Minister of Transport
and Communications Gagik Beglarian. The Romanian-Armenian trade
totalled 7.87 million dollars in 2012, of which 7.25 million dollars
worth of Romanian exports to Armenia and 0.62 million dollars in
Romanian imports from Armenia, thus the trade balance had a 6.63
million dollars balance in favour of Romania. The overall value of
the bilateral exchanges dropped by 16 percent as compared to 2011,
of which the export dropped by 18 percent and imports were up by 17
percent. The commercial exchanges between Romania and Armenia were
up by 6.2 percent in the four months of this year as compared to the
same period a year ago; the exports increased by 14.6 percent and
the imports shrank 93.3 percent.
Agerpres news agency, Bucharest, Romania
July 9 2013
Bucharest, July 9 (Agerpres) -- Romanian Economy Minister Varujan
Vosganian on Tuesday [9 July] met Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan
and Prime Minister Tigran Sarksian and he also attended the opening
of the 4th session of the Romanian-Armenian Joint Inter-Governmental
Commission on Economic Cooperation being held in the capital of Yerevan
on July 8-10, the Economy Ministry announced in a release to AGERPRES.
Vosganian attended the signing ceremony of the Cooperation Protocol
between the Romania-Armenia and Armenia-Romania Bilateral Chambers of
Commerce and Industry, which sets the framework of action for boosting
the economic and commercial relations as part of the previously-signed
accords and conventions and for identifying new forms of common
actions in the economic area, while at the same time underscoring the
importance of achieving large-scale projects. Special importance will
be given to a more frequent participation of the Romanian and Armenian
companies in the international fairs and exhibitions organized in
Bucharest and Yerevan, the release said.
The Romanian minister, during the talks with the Armenian officials,
tackled topics relating the prospects facing the bilateral economic
cooperation of Romania and Armenia and ways to step it up in such
priority areas as trade, industry, small- and medium-sized businesses,
tourism, regional development and public administration, transport,
agriculture, environmental protection, the collaboration between the
financial-banking institutions, the protection of the intellectual
property rights, the cooperation of the national trade registries,
co-working on scientific research and cooperation between the chambers
of commerce and industry.
Taking part in the meetings were Romanian ambassador in Yerevan Crina
Prunariu and Armenian ambassador in Bucharest Hamlet Gasparian.
The Romanian official delegation headed by Vosganian will be also
attending the Bilateral Business Forum in Yerevan on July 10-12,
the Ministry announced. The Romanian-Armenian Joint Commission
is co-chaired by Vosganian and Armenian Minister of Transport
and Communications Gagik Beglarian. The Romanian-Armenian trade
totalled 7.87 million dollars in 2012, of which 7.25 million dollars
worth of Romanian exports to Armenia and 0.62 million dollars in
Romanian imports from Armenia, thus the trade balance had a 6.63
million dollars balance in favour of Romania. The overall value of
the bilateral exchanges dropped by 16 percent as compared to 2011,
of which the export dropped by 18 percent and imports were up by 17
percent. The commercial exchanges between Romania and Armenia were
up by 6.2 percent in the four months of this year as compared to the
same period a year ago; the exports increased by 14.6 percent and
the imports shrank 93.3 percent.