RA CCI TO COOPERATE WITH CCI OF KOMI REPUBLIC AND MAYOR’S OFFICE OF SYKTYVKAR

Noyan Tapan
May 04 2006

YEREVAN, MAY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The agreement signed on May 4 between the
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of the Republic of Armenia and
the CCI of the Komi Republic (Russia), as well as the memorandum signed
between the RA CCI and the mayor’s office of Syktyvkar (the capital
of Komi) will regulate the trade, economic and cultural cooperation
issues between the sides. The above mentioned documents were signed
by Chairman of the RA CCI Martin Sargsian, Chairman of the CCI of
the Komi Republic Sargis Manasarian and Mayor of Syktyvkar Roman
Zenishchev. According to M. Sargsian, an agreement was reached that
Syktyvkar mayor’s office will allocate an area in the city for the
RA CCI to build an Armenian Trade House there. It was noted that the
CCIs of Armenia and Komi Republic will cooperate in order to organize
exhibitions, exchange business information and implement joint business
programs. M. Sargsian said that an exhibition of Armenian production
will be held in Syktyvkar in August-September 2006. Programs of
exporting building materials (the Armenian Trade House will be made of
tufa), bioadditives (particularly apricot capsules) and perlite from
Armenia to the Komi Republic and importing of white mushrooms from
Komi into Armenia, as well as projects of setting up agrucultural
produce processing and wood-working joint ventures were discussed
with the Komi delegation on May 3. R. Zenishchev expressed a hope
that the Komi delegation’s visit will mark a new stage in relations
with Armenia. In response to a question of NT correspondent, he noted
that the Armenians of Syktyvkar play a significant role in economic
and social life of Komi Republic, which is also evident from the
fact that the delegation headed by him is composed of 4 Armenians,
including Deputy Mayor of Syktyvkar Victor Hovakimian.