Armenian economy minister attends EEU industrial meeting

Armenian economy minister attends EEU industrial meeting

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YEREVAN, MARCH 14, ARMENPRESS. Ministers of the industrial sector of Eurasian Economic Union member states have held a session on March 13 in Moscow, with delegations of the Eurasian Economic Commission and governments from all member states in attendance.

Armenia’s delegation was led by Minister of Economic Development and Investments Tigran Khachatryan, the ministry reported.

Issues related to import substitution in priority economic sectors were discussed.

In this context, Russia’s Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov expressed his country’s readiness to study concrete proposals of EEU countries.

The possible participation of member states in Russia’s state information system in the processed industry sector was discussed, and prospects of creating a single industrial policy in the EEU were also addressed.

The participants exchanges ideas over the possibilities for creating a single Eurasian trademark for certain goods for more efficient exports to non-EEU countries.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan