BUSINESSMEN FROM KALININGRAD INTERESTED IN COOPERATION WITH ARMENIAN FELLOWS
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
18.06.2009 15:24 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Entrepreneurs from the Armenian Diaspora of
Kaliningrad are interested in cooperation with fellows in Armenia,
President of Kaliningrad’s chamber of commerce Igor Tsarkov said
during a business forum which opened in House of Moscow today on the
sidelines of the exhibition of Kaliningrad’s commodity producers.
"The Armenian Diaspora of Kaliningrad numbers 15 thousand people. They
are serious and pragmatic," he said.
"There is a lot of room for speculation to develop bilateral
cultural and commercial exchange programs," Tsarkov said, adding
that possibility of brandy production from Armenian stuff is being
considered in his city.
Kaliningrad regional delegation led by governor Georgi Boos arrived
in Armenia on June 17.
The visit aims at establishing trade-economic as well as humanitarian
ties. Apart from authority representatives, delegation also includes
sportsmen, musicians and dancers.
On Friday, June 19, the delegation from the westernmost part of
Russia will visit Genocide Memorial to pay tribute to the memory
of Armenian Genocide victims. Besides, Catholicos of All Armenians
Karekin II will receive the Supreme Patriarch of the province. On
the same day, Slavonic University students will have meet with the
governor of Kaliningrad region; then the happiest and most inventive
students from Kaliningrad and Yerevan will split up into KVN teams
to compete with each other.