ARMENIA TO APPOINT TRADE REPRESENTATIVES TO USA, EUROPE AND WTO

ArmenPress
Feb 18 2005

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, ARMENPRESS: A senior official of the
Armenian trade and economic development said today Armenia will open
this year trade representations in the USA and Europe. Garegin
Melkonian, head of a department for external policy, said the
representations will be attached to Armenian embassies in Washington
and Brussels. He said Armenia will also have a representative in the
World Trade Organizations (WTO).
Melkonian said a great deal of work was done to introduce the
institution of economic attaches with Armenian embassies abroad. The
Armenian law on Diplomatic Service has specified their status and
this was followed by a government decision to establish trade
representations in a number of countries.
Armenia has so far a trade representation in Russia. The 2005
budget has earmarked some $105,000 for creation and maintenance of
trade representations.