Ways to promote Armenian-Greek cooperation discussed in ThessalonikiAugust 5, 2015 - 10:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An official meeting of the Second Vice President of the Hellenic-Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Akis T. Dagazian with the Deputy Secretary General for International Economic Relations and Development Strategy of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs Petros Triarchis took place last week in Thessaloniki. The two men discussed several ways to promote bilateral trade and economic relations which - despite the strong historical ties between the two countries - remain quite limited. Dagazian had the chance to brief Triarchis about the investment opportunities and cooperation possibilities that Armenia has to show in the fields of energy, construction, mining, tourism, services and major public construction works. Moreover, he analyzed how a targeted promotion of Greek products into the emerging market of Armenia can be developed with the coordination between the Greek ministries or governmental agencies and the Chamber. The issue of the participation of Armenia in the Eurasian Economic Union was extensively discussed along with the prospects which are opening for the Greek companies to utilize Armenia as a gateway to this vast market of 180 million consumers. Finally, Dagazian extended his appreciation to the Deputy Secretary General for the continuous contribution of all previous and current Commercial Attachés that have served in the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Armenia, for all actions the Chamber has undertook up to now. The two sides agreed to a closer cooperation as well as to take joint actions in order to strengthen bilateral economic relations. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |