ARMENIA AND FINLAND INTEND TO BOOST TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 30, 2010 – 19:37 AMT 14:37 GMT

On April 30, Vice-Speaker of the Armenian parliament Arevik Petrosyan
met with Finnish Ambassador to Armenia Petri Salo. During the meeting,
the Ambassador expressed hope that the Armenian-Finnish Friendship
Group will be re-established in the near future that would allow
facilitating the inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two
countries. Chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Financial,
Credit, Budgetary and Economic Affairs Gagik Minasyan and Armenian
Ambassador to Finland Ara Ayvazyan were also present at the meeting.

At Ambassador Salo’s request, Gagik Minasyan, who is also the Head
of the Armenian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), briefed him on the work at
the Parliamentary Assembly.

Development of trade and economic ties, the two countries cooperation
within international organizations, as well as the Armenian Genocide
international recognition were in the focus of discussion, the press
service of the RA NA reported.