MGM MIRAGE INTERESTED IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
May 19, 2010 – 12:01 AMT 07:01 GMT

Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration, Deputy Prime Minister
Armen Gevorgyan met with Mr. Ed Bowers, Vice President Global Gaming
Development at Las Vegas-based MGM MIRAGE company. Armenian Development
Agency General Director Robert Harutyunyan also attended the meeting.

Mr. Bowers is in Armenia to assess "Masis, Sis and new Armenia" tourism
development program to be implemented near the Yeghvard reservoir.

The Armenian Minister hailed the interest of the company in the
program and said that the government is interested in development of
the territory with the help of private sector.

Mr. Bowers said, for his part, that the final decision on the program
will be taken in the near future and the Armenian side will be informed
of the results.