Armenia-Russian Sverdlovsk region trade turnover exceeds 1.6 billion drams in 2008
21.02.2009,
01:02
Trade turnover between Armenia and Russia’s Sverdlovsk region rose 24% to over 1.6bln drams, Robert Harutyunyan, General Director of Armenian Development Agency (ADA), said today in Yerevan during a roundtable with the Sverdlovsk delegation.
YEREVAN, February 20. /ARKA/. Trade turnover between Armenia and Russia’s Sverdlovsk region rose 24% to over 1.6bln drams, Robert Harutyunyan, General Director of Armenian Development Agency (ADA), said today in Yerevan during a roundtable with the Sverdlovsk delegation.
Appreciating greatly of bilateral cooperation, Harutyunyan stressed the importance of Sverdlovsk Governor Eduard Rossel’s latest visit to Armenia and the Armenian delegation’s visits to the Russian region.
According to ADA, Armenian exports to Sverdlovsk fell 7.2% year-on-year to 327mln drams, whereas imports rose 35% to 1.3bln drams.
In the past three months, two ADA delegations and a delegation from Armavir region discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation in the fields of agriculture and reprocessing of agricultural goods.
Harutyunyan expressed a hope that bilateral visits would help establish mutually beneficial contacts.
The ADA Director pointed out a number of difficulties in transport communications between Armenia and Sverdlovsk, stressing the need for establishing air communication and alternative routes trough Iran and the Caspian Sea.
“Sverdlovsk region is a key route for Armenian exports to Russia,” Harutyunyan said, adding the Sverdlovsk government has submitted a cooperation development project for 2009-2010 to Armenia.
“We must sign it in order to have a specific cooperation plan for our joint activities,” the ADA Director said.
The delegation of Sverdlovsk region arrived in Armenia on February 19 on a five-day visit. The Russian delegates plan to visit Armenia’s Armavir region and participate in the Bridge 2009 international economic forum in Tsaghkadzor resort. –0--
Appreciating greatly of bilateral cooperation, Harutyunyan stressed the importance of Sverdlovsk Governor Eduard Rossel’s latest visit to Armenia and the Armenian delegation’s visits to the Russian region.
According to ADA, Armenian exports to Sverdlovsk fell 7.2% year-on-year to 327mln drams, whereas imports rose 35% to 1.3bln drams.
In the past three months, two ADA delegations and a delegation from Armavir region discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation in the fields of agriculture and reprocessing of agricultural goods.
Harutyunyan expressed a hope that bilateral visits would help establish mutually beneficial contacts.
The ADA Director pointed out a number of difficulties in transport communications between Armenia and Sverdlovsk, stressing the need for establishing air communication and alternative routes trough Iran and the Caspian Sea.
“Sverdlovsk region is a key route for Armenian exports to Russia,” Harutyunyan said, adding the Sverdlovsk government has submitted a cooperation development project for 2009-2010 to Armenia.
“We must sign it in order to have a specific cooperation plan for our joint activities,” the ADA Director said.
The delegation of Sverdlovsk region arrived in Armenia on February 19 on a five-day visit. The Russian delegates plan to visit Armenia’s Armavir region and participate in the Bridge 2009 international economic forum in Tsaghkadzor resort. –0--
