OUR HOME EXHIBITION OPENS

ARMENPRESS
April 25, 2008

YEREVAN, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS: Economy minister Nerses Yeritsian
attended today the opening of the 7-th exhibition, entitled Our Home
that features over 70 local, Russian and Iranian companies.

Speaking at the opening ceremony the minister said construction
remains the driving force of Armenian economic growth.

"Construction prompts introduction of new technologies and new
products. Given a right construction policy the country will have
powerful engineering infrastructures," he said. He said the government
is developing a strategy for aggressive local companies which want
to win also foreign markets.

The exhibition features also furniture, doors and windows, new
technologies for external and internal decoration of homes.

The organization of the exhibition was assisted by the economy
ministry, the Armenian Development Agency, the Yerevan municipality
and the Union of Armenian Builders. It will run through April 27.