ARMENIA AND BELGIUM AGREE TO ACTIVATE COOPERATION IN DIAMOND CUTTING
ArmInfo
2008-11-06 21:09:00
ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Belgian Prime Minister
Yves Leterme have agreed to activate cooperation in the sphere of
diamond cutting.
As the Public Television of Armenia reports, Serzh Sargsyan said that
Belgium is an important partner for Armenia among the EU countries. The
commodity turnover between Belgium and Armenia exceeds 0.25 bln USD and
the lion’s share in the commodity turnover falls on diamonds. (Editor:
Belgium is both the supplier of rough diamonds and buyer of the
finished product).
The sides agreed to diversify the cooperation in this sphere.
Leterme said that, despite the financial crisis, the Armenian
economy was stably growing, which was an additional stimulus of
Belgian investors.
Recently, Belgium and Armenia set up a commerce chamber in order to
intensify their trade cooperation.