SEVERAL SPANISH DELEGATIONS TO VISIT ARMENIA THIS YEAR

Noyan Tapan
Apr 04 2006

YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The IBEX Fund of Spanish state
assistance, which is implementing the programs worth a total of 20 bln
euros in various countries, will open an office in Armenia. Speaker
of the RA National Assembly Artur Baghdasarian stated this at the
April 4 press conference on the results of his working visit to
Spain. According to him, it will allow to develop the Spanish-Armenian
business dialog. The Fund’s delegation plans to visit Armenia in
June. In order to promote the bilateral educational and scientific
links, an agreement on setting up a Spanish-Armenian fund on promotion
of scientific and innovation technologies to be financed by Spain was
reached during the meeting. A delegation will pay a visit to Armenia
until September for this purpose. A. Baghdasarian said that a forum
with the participation of representatives of mayor offices of the
two countries will take place in Armenia in late September with the
participation of official representatives of more than 20 Spanish
cities. According to an agreement with the Ministry of Development
of Spain, an expert delegation will soon come to Armenia in order
to implement the ministry’s possible programs in the earthquke
zone. Particularly, it is envisaged to build a 200-300 bed capacity
hospital in the earthquake zone, as well as to use Spanish experience
in Armenia for the introduction of new technologies in the sphere of
small and medium business. An education and business training center
will be founded in Armenia with this aim.