Armenian, Iraqi presidents talk tech cooperation in GyumriNovember 24, 2023 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Iraq Abdul Latif Rashid has visited Gyumri as part of his official trip to Armenia. He was accompanied by Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan. The Iraqi president visited the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies and then participated in the Connecting Innovations Armenian-Iraqi Tech Initiative which took place in Sev Berd castle. “We must now look ahead and do everything we can to make Armenia a technologically developed country. I am sure that the further cooperation, also intensification of the political relations, will benefit the development of this area as well,” Khachaturyan said, highlighting the friendship of Armenia and Iraq, Armenpress reports. “When there’s an alternative, we become safer, when there isn’t, we are in danger. Let’s use the opportunities that Iraq has. For this, we need to get to know the Iraqi people and Iraqi economy demands better,” Khachaturyan added. President of Iraq Abdul Latif Rashid lauded the new level of cooperation between the two countries. “Many Armenians are working in various cities in Iraq, in various sectors, we can have the new phase of cooperation not only on the state level, but also in business sectors,” he said. The Armenian President said that all prerequisites exist for strengthening the age-old friendship between the two countries, and that the IT sector can become a new area for cooperation. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |