ARMENIAN-EGYPTIAN BUSINESS FORUM TO BE HELD IN AUTUMN

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ambassador to Egypt Ruben Karapetian met with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif, RA MFA press service reported. During the meeting the Armenian diplomat presented the social and economic situation in Armenia. When touching upon the Armenia-Egypt relations, Ruben Karapetian marked the satisfactory level of the trade and economic cooperation between the two states. In his turn Ahmad Nazif pointed out to the big potential and possibilities of the development of these relations and stressed the importance of bilateral meetings and contacts between the business circles of both states. The parties noted that in this context the 4-th sitting of the Armenian-Egyptian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation scheduled for this autumn as well as a business forum to be held simultaneously with it will be very useful. The interlocutors also marked the obvious progress achieved in information technologies, tourism, agriculture and health protection. To note, an Armenian-Egyptian pharmaceutical joint venture on the basis of VACSERA Egyptian company has been already formed. In the context of strengthening the Armenian-Egyptian ties Ahmad Nazif gave due to the role of the Armenian community of Egypt, which made a significant contribution to the formation and development of the country.