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Jan 9 2015
Belarus, Armenia mulling over joint jewelry companies
09 January 2015 15:40 | Politics
Belarus, Armenia mulling over joint jewelry companies
MINSK, 9 January (BelTA) - Belarus and Armenia are working on setting
up joint jewelry manufacturing facilities, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Armenia Stepan Sukhorenko said in an
interview to the news agency Armenian News-NEWS.am, BelTA has learned.
"The economies of Armenia and Belarus are complementary. Our goods are
not competitive to each other. Products made in Armenia are not
produced in Belarus and vice versa. I would like to name the jewelry
industry as one of the breakthrough areas. The relevant work is
underway. We have already received first results. We are first of all
interested in setting up joint manufacturing facilities with a higher
value added. We are also increased in the area of high technologies.
We can achieve a lot with united efforts," Stepan Sukhorenko said.
According to the diplomat, the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental
commission held a meeting in October to discuss the advancement of
products of the joint companies to the foreign market, taking into
account Armenia's membership in the WTO. "Armenia can supply about
9,000 descriptions of goods to the European market at preferential
terms. We have no such preferences. It is also a promising area of
cooperation. Keeping in mind the fact that the Armenian government is
implementing its agricultural upgrading program, the model lineup
produced in Belarus, in all the parameters including the cost, service
and quality, is the most acceptable product for the Armenian farmer
and can be actively used in the ongoing reforms. We are ready to
supply the final product. However, there is a more profitable
scenario. We are opening a series of assembly plants. As a result, the
cost of one item will go down by 20-30%. We have many cooperation
areas. It is important to occupy the niche in time," the diplomat
said.
According to Stepan Sukhorenko, the two countries need to develop
relations in tourism as well. The tourist flow between the two states
is extremely low. "We are studying Armenia's potential in the area. It
is quite interesting. There is statistics according to which Armenia
is ranked among leaders in the number of historical monuments per
capita in Europe. The Armenian authorities are doing their best to
make the country more open for tourists. I do not think that the
geographical distance is an invincible obstacle for Belarus and
Armenia. It is only a three-hour journey by air. Many Belarusians
travel to Australia, Southeast Asia and Thailand. Armenia can offer
tourists its richest history, taking into account the fact that the
country embraced Christianity much earlier that Kievan Rus did.
Efforts are necessitated to popularize the historical heritage of the
country. People do not come there not because it is far away but
simply because they know nothing about it," he said.
At the same time the Ambassador noted that the number of Armenians
that are eager to visit Belarus is on the rise. Earlier it was only
one weekly flight from Yerevan to Minsk. Today we have three of them
and very soon the fourth flight will be opened. "The flow of Armenians
to Belarus is huge. Besides, there is a big Armenian diaspora in
Belarus. We can expect that once Armenia joins the Eurasian Economic
union the business activity between the two countries will increase,"
Stepan Sukhorenko said.
http://eng.belta.by/all_news/politics/Belarus-Armenia-mulling-over-joint-jewelry-companies_i_78620.html
Jan 9 2015
Belarus, Armenia mulling over joint jewelry companies
09 January 2015 15:40 | Politics
Belarus, Armenia mulling over joint jewelry companies
MINSK, 9 January (BelTA) - Belarus and Armenia are working on setting
up joint jewelry manufacturing facilities, Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Armenia Stepan Sukhorenko said in an
interview to the news agency Armenian News-NEWS.am, BelTA has learned.
"The economies of Armenia and Belarus are complementary. Our goods are
not competitive to each other. Products made in Armenia are not
produced in Belarus and vice versa. I would like to name the jewelry
industry as one of the breakthrough areas. The relevant work is
underway. We have already received first results. We are first of all
interested in setting up joint manufacturing facilities with a higher
value added. We are also increased in the area of high technologies.
We can achieve a lot with united efforts," Stepan Sukhorenko said.
According to the diplomat, the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental
commission held a meeting in October to discuss the advancement of
products of the joint companies to the foreign market, taking into
account Armenia's membership in the WTO. "Armenia can supply about
9,000 descriptions of goods to the European market at preferential
terms. We have no such preferences. It is also a promising area of
cooperation. Keeping in mind the fact that the Armenian government is
implementing its agricultural upgrading program, the model lineup
produced in Belarus, in all the parameters including the cost, service
and quality, is the most acceptable product for the Armenian farmer
and can be actively used in the ongoing reforms. We are ready to
supply the final product. However, there is a more profitable
scenario. We are opening a series of assembly plants. As a result, the
cost of one item will go down by 20-30%. We have many cooperation
areas. It is important to occupy the niche in time," the diplomat
said.
According to Stepan Sukhorenko, the two countries need to develop
relations in tourism as well. The tourist flow between the two states
is extremely low. "We are studying Armenia's potential in the area. It
is quite interesting. There is statistics according to which Armenia
is ranked among leaders in the number of historical monuments per
capita in Europe. The Armenian authorities are doing their best to
make the country more open for tourists. I do not think that the
geographical distance is an invincible obstacle for Belarus and
Armenia. It is only a three-hour journey by air. Many Belarusians
travel to Australia, Southeast Asia and Thailand. Armenia can offer
tourists its richest history, taking into account the fact that the
country embraced Christianity much earlier that Kievan Rus did.
Efforts are necessitated to popularize the historical heritage of the
country. People do not come there not because it is far away but
simply because they know nothing about it," he said.
At the same time the Ambassador noted that the number of Armenians
that are eager to visit Belarus is on the rise. Earlier it was only
one weekly flight from Yerevan to Minsk. Today we have three of them
and very soon the fourth flight will be opened. "The flow of Armenians
to Belarus is huge. Besides, there is a big Armenian diaspora in
Belarus. We can expect that once Armenia joins the Eurasian Economic
union the business activity between the two countries will increase,"
Stepan Sukhorenko said.
http://eng.belta.by/all_news/politics/Belarus-Armenia-mulling-over-joint-jewelry-companies_i_78620.html