ARMENIAN-RUSSIAN BUSINESS FORUM TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA FROM APRIL 30 TO MAY 3

ARKA
April 22, 2008

YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. Armenian-Russian business forum is to
be held in Yerevan and in the resort town Tsakhkadzor of Armenia
in the period from April 30 to May 3, says the official website of
"Zarubezh-expo" Russian company.

According to the report, among the events to be held in the scope
of the forum are "Russia-Armenia: economic cooperation" conference,
"Russia and Armenia" energy cooperation prospects". Forum participants
are also to discuss problems of transport communication between the two
countries, as well as cooperation in mining and oil refining industries
and opportunities for attracting Russian tourists to Armenia.

Among participants of the forum to represent Armenia are the Armenian
leadership, ministers of trade and economic development, energy,
agriculture, deputy ministers of education and science, healthcare,
the Chairman of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia,
as well as representatives of business circles of the country and
managers of RAO EES-Armenia, Bank VTB (Armenia), "ArmRosgasprom" CJSC,
"ArmenTel" CJSC and others.

Among participants to represent Russia are the vice-presidents of the
Russian Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen and the Russian group
of companies "Troyka Dialogue", as well as representatives of Ministry
of Energy and "INTER RAO EES", the head of the Armenian office of the
Russian Center for international scientific an cultural cooperation
(Roszarubezhcenter) of the Russian Foreign Ministry Anatoly Nikolaev
reported.

Representatives of Russian companies of various fields, including
polymer production, healthcare, aircraft instrument-making, diamond
cutting industry, he said.

The business forum is to be organized by Multi Group Armenian
concern, "Zarubezh-expo", Roszarubejcenter" and the Russian Embassy to
Armenia. "Zarubezh-expo" reported that the first industrial exhibition
"Expo-Russia" in Armenia is to be scheduled during the forum. -0–