RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received a delegation led by Deputy
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy Alfredo Mantica.
Fri day, 6 March 2009
By pointing out that the bilateral relations have ushered in a new
stage of development, the Prime Minister stated our country’s special
focus on boosting the Armenian-Italian economic interaction.
Tigran Sargsyan and Alfredo Mantica underscored that despite the
functioning of a number of Italian companies in Armenia, the current
level of economic ties is still far from being satisfactory and falls
short of the existing potentialities.
The Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs briefed the RA Prime
Minister on the meetings and discussions held in our country by making
a point of the outcome of his talks with the Armenian Minister of
Economy. According to Alfredo Mantica, a draft action plan is out for
the development economic interaction, including the establishment of
direct ties and cooperation between Armenia and the region of Veneto.
The interlocutors informed each other about the steps underway in both
countries towards overcoming the global financial and economic crisis.
The parties also referred to a number of questions concerning the
Armenian-Italian joint endeavors under the EU Eastern Partnership
Program, regional security and stability.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan outlined Armenia’s
positi
ons regarding the settlement of the Karabakh conflict and
Armenia-Turkey relations.