Pan Armenian News
ARMENIA’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCUSSED IN YEREVAN
20.09.2005 04:13
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Growth of Productivity and Competitive Ability: Strategy
of Sustainable Development of Armenia forum, organized by Armenia 2020,
opened in Yerevan today. During the opening ceremony Armenian President’s
Advisor for Economic Issues Vahram Nersisyan read R. Kocharian’s message to
the forum participants. His message specifically said, «Initiatives of the
kind are useful to our country. We appreciate efforts of organizers,
directors and project participants. Sustainable development of Armenia is
our goal.» NA Speaker A. Baghdassaryan welcomed the forum participants on
behalf of the Parliament. He noted that «strategic elaboration is available
in all fields in Armenia.» He noted light industry among the promising
fields, adding «a business plan should be arranged to define the priority
fields.» It should be noted that the forum will discuss opportunities and
prospects of development of individual sectors, specifically, IT, tourism,
health and others. Besides, the outcomes of the Approaches to the Future of
Armenia research, held by Armenian and American sociologists will be
analyzed. Program of further actions is expected to be worked out resulting
from the forum. Over 350 Armenian and foreign large entrepreneurs, officials
and NGO representatives take part in the forum.