MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
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PRESS RELEASE
03-04-2006
Business Forum Organized by the Belgian-Armenian Chamber of Commerce
The first business forum organized by the Belgian-Armenian Chamber of
Commerce (BACC) was held at Brussels University on March 30. More than forty
Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourgish, as well as representatives of
international companies in Brussels, including Siemens and Allianz,
participated in the Forum.
Valery Safaryan, founder and managing director of BACC, Pierre Gjurdjian,
Director of the Belgian branch of McKinsey Company and co-chair of the
‘Armenia 2020’ initiative, Garik Melkonian, Armenia’s trade representative
to the European Union, Vincent Claes, Jaga representative, Alain
Caris-Reynders, director of the RTA East-West tourist company, delivered
speeches at the Forum, and Vigen Chitechian, Armenia’s Ambassador to the
Kingdom of Belgium, made the concluding remarks.
The presented spoke about the pace and progress of economic development in
Armenia, as well as investment laws. They also spoke about the rapidly
developing sectors of the economy and the priorities of the Armenian
Government.
In September 2006, a delegation of Belgian businessmen will visit Armenia at
the initiative of BACC in order to establish business links.