Pan Armenian News
CCI SECOND CONGRESS HELD IN YEREVAN
11.05.2005 06:27
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The second congress of the Armenian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (CCI) was held in Yerevan. The welcoming speech of Robert
Kocharian was read by President’s Adviser on Economic Affairs Vahram
Nersisyants. In his statement the President noted, in part, that the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Armenia during a short period of time has
carried out a great deal of work for the development of business
contributing to the government for the improvement of the customs and tax
legislation as well as played the key role for the establishing ties with
the foreign Chambers. In his turn RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian
stated that the role of the Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is
invaluable for the development of business undertakings and expansion of
free competition. CCI Chairman Martin Sargsian also made a report. To note,
during the three years of activities the CCI organized Armenian-Belarusian
business forums in Yerevan and Minsk, meetings of the Austrian and Armenian
entrepreneurs in Yerevan, founded a Trade House of Armenia in Moscow,
initiated meetings with the businessmen from Netherlands, Iran and Russia as
well as arranged various exhibitions. The Armenian CCI is the full member of
the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), World Federation of Chambers
(ICC WCF), the Association of the CCI Black Sea Belt as well as of the CCI
CIS Council. The Armenian CCI has opened representative offices in Russia,
US, Canada, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia, Quatar, Omar, United Arab Emirates and other states, IA Regnum
reports.