ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER LIKELY TO VISIT BELARUS BY LATE 2009
NOYAN TAPAN
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009
MINSK
MINSK, SEPTEMBER 24, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Armenian
Ambassador to Belarus O. Yesayan gave a press conference at the
Republican Press Center in Minsk on the occasion of the 18th
anniversary of Armenia’s independence.
As Yerkramas newspaper of the Armenians in Russia reported, citing
the website of Belarusian Armenians, the ambassador spoke about
the development of economic relations between Armenia and Belarus,
noting that the commodity turnover between the two countries grew to
over 30 million dollars. Projects on assembly of Belarusian tractors
are being implmented in Armenia. Four firms on supply and bottling
of Armenian brandy have been set up in Belarus.
Cooperation in the spheres of health care, pharmaceutics and culture
is expanding.
The ambassador announced that a visit of Belarusian officials,
parlamentarians and businessmen to Armenia is expected this
year. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan is likely to pay a visit
to Belarus, and the date of his visit is now being specified. Four
Armenian cities are establishing ties with Belarusian cities at a
regional level. O. Yesayan also touched upon the tourism sector’s
development and the trips of Belarusian citizens to Christian sacred
places in Armenia. Issues related to the activities of Armenian
community in Belarus and the constriction of an Armenian church in
Minsk were discussed as well.