PROSPECTS OF ARMENIAN MINING INDUSTRY DISCUSSED AT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FORUM IN LONDON

PanARMENIAN.Net - Perspectives of Armenian Mining Industry were the focus of discussions at the International Investment Forum held in London March 17. The Forum was organized jointly by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the Armenian Ministry of Trade and Economic Development and the Association of Mining Analysts of London. The event gathered many representatives of international mining and financial institutions, international organizations, Armenian Government officials and the management of Armenian mining enterprises. Addressing the forum, Karen Chshmarityan, Armenian Minister of Trade and Economic Development, introduced the participants to the Armenian investment climate, specifically reporting on the Government's intention to privatize the Zangezur copper-molybdenum industrial complex. In their turn foreign investors who already do business in Armenia and representatives of international organizations shared their experiences and underlined the positive attitude of the Government towards foreign investors.