ARMENIA TO JOIN WORLD FREE ZONES ORGANIZATION
YEREVAN, December 22. / ARKA /. Armenia will join soon the World Free
Zones Organization (FZO), Armenian Meridian free economic zone said
in a press release today.
It said the first deputy head of Meridian, Nika Manukova, was in
the United Arab Emirates on December 11-15 at the invitation of
FZO executive director Samir Hamrun to discuss Armenia's upcoming
membership in the organization and look into the opportunities it
will open for the country.
Meridian said in the UAE Ms. Manukova had a meeting with the deputy
CEO of Dubai Airport free economic zone Nasser Al Madani to discuss
a set of legislation, infrastructure, security and organizational
issues, concerning Armenia's future membership in the organization.
The Armenian delegation also visited the Dubai airport, the Dubai Mall,
and a jewelery and diamond cutting free economic zone to discuss the
possibility of establishing partnerships and to study exchange of
experience and information between free economic zones of UAE's and
other countries.
Earlier, during a Lithuanian-Armenian business conference in Vilnius
on November 27-28 Meridian signed 9 memorandums with Lithuanian free
economic zones.
Established in Geneva, Switzerland and headquartered in the Dubai
Airport Freezone, World FZO is a non-profit organization enhancing
public and general knowledge and the perception of free zones helping
to increase awareness of the advantages of free zones in terms of
economic and social development, foreign and direct investments.-0-
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, December 22. / ARKA /. Armenia will join soon the World Free
Zones Organization (FZO), Armenian Meridian free economic zone said
in a press release today.
It said the first deputy head of Meridian, Nika Manukova, was in
the United Arab Emirates on December 11-15 at the invitation of
FZO executive director Samir Hamrun to discuss Armenia's upcoming
membership in the organization and look into the opportunities it
will open for the country.
Meridian said in the UAE Ms. Manukova had a meeting with the deputy
CEO of Dubai Airport free economic zone Nasser Al Madani to discuss
a set of legislation, infrastructure, security and organizational
issues, concerning Armenia's future membership in the organization.
The Armenian delegation also visited the Dubai airport, the Dubai Mall,
and a jewelery and diamond cutting free economic zone to discuss the
possibility of establishing partnerships and to study exchange of
experience and information between free economic zones of UAE's and
other countries.
Earlier, during a Lithuanian-Armenian business conference in Vilnius
on November 27-28 Meridian signed 9 memorandums with Lithuanian free
economic zones.
Established in Geneva, Switzerland and headquartered in the Dubai
Airport Freezone, World FZO is a non-profit organization enhancing
public and general knowledge and the perception of free zones helping
to increase awareness of the advantages of free zones in terms of
economic and social development, foreign and direct investments.-0-
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenia_to_join_world_free_zones_organization/#sthash.V9yxGhyH.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian