Armenian-Belgian Joint Venture Expected To Be Created

ARMENIAN-BELGIAN JOINT VENTURE EXPECTED TO BE CREATED

ARMENPRESS
Oct 8, 2008

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS: Armenian-Belgian business-forum opened
today in Yerevan. Within the frameworks of the forum meetings will
be organized between Armenian and Belgian businessmen. The chief goal
of their cooperation is to create a joint venture which will give an
opportunity to export Armenian products to the European market and
promote the import of Belgian products in Armenia.

According to the president of Belgium-Armenia business chamber Valery
Safarian their chief task is the development of bilateral relations
between Belgium and Armenia. The forum creates wide opportunity for the
development of activity of Belgian and Armenian trade institutions,
organization of new business-forums and consolidation of cooperation
between businessmen of the two countries.

He said this forum is a mutually beneficial cooperation between the
two states. It creates opportunity to acquire reliable partners in
every sphere of industry.

According to the leading specialist of Armenian Manufacturers and
Businessmen Union Inga Sargsian, the import of Belgian products will
give an opportunity to bring the Armenian industry closer to European
standards. Particularly import technology, food and Belgian carpets.

Nine Belgian businessmen, representing different spheres of industry,
take part in the forum. The whole delegation comprises of 15 people
including the ambassador of Belgium to Armenia.

This is the second business-forum organized by Armenian Trade
Industry Chamber and Armenian Manufacturers and Businessmen Union in
collaboration with Belgium.