ARMENIA, BELGIUM INTEND TO ENLARGE ECONOMIC COOPERATION

ARKA
Nov 7, 2008

YEREVAN, November 7. /ARKA/. On Thursday, Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan discussed Armenian-Belgian relations with Belgian Prime
Minister Yves Leterme, Armenian Public Television reports.

They outlined economic cooperation prospects. They decided to diversify
cooperation areas and maintain relations in traditional sectors.

"We decided to maintain diamond component, since diamond trade
constitutes the major part of our trade turnover. Along with that,
we will try to diversify our interaction. The prime minister promised
to take relevant measures for that", Serzh Sargsyan said.

He said Armenia wants to make its ties with Europe closer. That is
why bilateral relations with European countries are so important.

Armenian-Belgian turnover amounted to $143.4 million and made 3.6%
of Armenia’s foreign trade turnover for Jan/Aug 2008.