ARMENIAN-GERMAN BUSINESS FORUM TO LAUNCH MONDAY IN YEREVAN

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2006

YEREVAN, October 6. /ARKA/. Armenian-German Business Forum to launch
Monday in Yerevan, Armenian Development Agency reports.

The agency says Armenia’s economic capacity and investment environment
will be presented to German entrepreneurs.

Armenian Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Karen Chshmarityan
and German Ambassador to Armenia Heike Renate Peitsch are expected
to speak at the forum.

Armenian Deputy Trade and Economic Development Minister Tigran Davtyan
and Armenian Development Agency General Director Vaagn Movsisyan are
set to read their reports.

Seventeen German companies such as Alcatel Deutschland GmbH, AREVA
Energietechnik, Siemens AG, Multitrade Commerz GmbH and ABB AG will
attend the event. M.V.-0—