ARMENIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY MET WITH FINNISH AMBASSADOR

RIA OREANDA
March 27 2009
Russia

Yerevan. OREANDA-NEWS . On 27 March 2009 was announced, that the
Minister of Economy Nerses Yeritsyan received Petri Salo, the
Ambassador of Finland to Armenia.

The Armenian-Finnish bilateral trade and economic cooperation-oriented
efforts promotion in the framework of European Neighborhood Policy
(ENP) and strengthening of partnership within the scope of Eastern
Partnership Initiative (EPI) program issues were discussed during
the meeting.

The Finnish Ambassador informed the Minister of Economy about the new
project developed by the Ministry for foreign trade and development
of Finland within the scope of EPI, aimed at deepening and broadening
of Finnish relations with 11countries (including Armenia) in divers
field. According to Petri Salos words, it is expected to implement the
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development project
within the territory of Armenia.

Nerses Yeritsyan welcomed the opportunity of cooperation with Finland
in ICT sphere, and underscored that it is envisaged to become an
ICT laboratory for neighborly countries, especially for Russia. The
Minister also mentioned that aggressive exercises, aimed at signing
of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with EU, are in the
process and expressed hope, that good- neighborly relations with
European countries will have a positive influence on it.