ARMENIA AND SWITZERLAND SIGN AGREEMENT ON DOUBLE TAXATION AVOIDANCE
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
June 13 2006
YEREVAN, June 13. /ARKA/. Armenia and Switzerland has signed an
agreement on double taxation avoidance.
The Information and Press Department of the RA Ministry of Foreign
Affairs reports, the agreement was signed by the RA Minister of
Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian and federal Councilor and Head of
Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Micheline Calmey-Rey in
Yerevan on June 12.
After the signing ceremony Calmey-Rey expressed belief that this
agreement is to become a stimulus for development of relations between
businessmen of two countries.
She also pointed out willingness of the Swiss side to go on with
initiatives on implementation of various programs in Armenia, within
bounds of which Swiss Government gave 4 mln Swiss francs to Armenia
in 2006.
In his turn Oskanian briefly presented present stage of Karabakh
conflict and Armenian-Turkish relations, as well as statement of the
Official Yerevan regarding Destruction of Armenian cemeteries and
khachkars (cross-stones) on the territory of Old Jugha in Nakhichevan
(Azerbaijan), sent to corresponding infrastructures, namely to the
Council of Europe, OSCE and UNESCO.
Calmey-Rey was in Armenia on June 11-13. During her visit she met
with the RA President Robert Kocharyan and Prime Minister Andranik
Margaryan.
Calmey-Rey visited also offices of Mission Armenia Swiss organization
and Swiss agency for development and cooperation, as well as Genocide
Museum in Yerevan and laid wreath to the Genocide Memorial.