7TH JOINT SITTING OF ARMENIAN-BELARUSIAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION HELD IN MINSK
Noyan Tapan
March 19, 2009
MINSK, MARCH 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The 7th joint sitting of the
Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental commission on economic
cooperation issues is being held in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus,
on March 18-20.
The main issues on the agenda are increasing the trade turnover
between Armenia and Belarus, deepening the bilateral cooperation
in IT sector, extension of the cooperation in agriculture and food
processing sector, creation of joint ventures in pharmaceutics,
further development of cooperation in industry, health, tourism,
sports, education and science, and promotion of interregional links
between the two countries.
The delegation headed by RA minister of economy Nerses Yeritsian and
composed of representatives of Armenia’s business circles is taking
part in the sitting.
According to a press release of the Information and PR Unit of the
Ministry of Economy, it is envisaged signing a number of documents
as a result of the Commission’s joint sitting.