THREE DOCUMENTS SIGNED WITH RA CCI DURING VISIT OF DELEGATION OF ALEPPO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Noyan Tapan
Jan 18 2007
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Agreement on Cooperation,
Memorandum on Creation of Armenian-Syrian Business Council and Mutual
Understanding Memorandum were signed on January 18 between the RA
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) and the Chamber of Commerce
of Aleppo (Syria). The documents were signed by Chairman of the RA
CCI Martin Sargsian and Chairman of Aleppo CC Saleh Mallah, Executive
Director of the RA CCI Gagik Vardanian and Head of Aleppo CC Committee
of Fairs Hasan Zeidou.
To recap, S. Mallah heads the 12-member Syrian delegation representing
various sectors of industry, services and trade, which is on a visit
to Armenia on January 16-19.
At the press conference following the signing ceremony, Chairman of
the Aleppo Chamber of Commerce said that the sides will co-operate
in organization of exhibitions. According to him, an exhibition
of Armenian products will be held in Aleppo in September. It will
be accompanied by the RA CCI’s visit. In the words of S. Mallah,
about 800 Armenian traders are included in the Aleppo CCI. 300-400 of
them are famous in their spheres of activity, particularly technical
servicing of cars and spare part production, jewelry making, production
of heating systems.
M. Sargsian said that during the visit to Armenia, Syrian businessmen
showed interest in production of small hydropower plants and
transformers of Armelectromachine OJSC, Erebuni knitted garment
factory, Viasphere Technopark’s developments of the solar energy
sector, Lida garment factory, Ardin studio, Tamara Fruit, Euroterm
and Trans Alliance companies and in Arevik publishing house. It was
noted that the Syrian side has reached an agreement on joint work with
Tamara Fruit company and a cooperation agreement with Erebuni company.
According to him, rubber items, precious and semiprecious stones,
and foodstuffs make most part of the export from Armenia to Syria. He
expressed a hope that an opportunity will be created to export Armenian
food and knitted wear half-finished products to Syria and organize
production there.