ARMENIAN-EGYPTIAN BUSINESS FORUM TO BE HELD IN AUTUMN
06.05.2005 02:56
/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.