Armenian-Spanish business forum under way in Yerevan

YEREVAN, September 9. /ARKA/. An Armenian-Spanish business forum was launched in Yerevan on Wednesday.

Armenian Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan told journalists that the country’s trade turnover with Spain amounted to $8 million this year, quite low result, compared with Armenia’s trade turnover with other EU countries.

“But there is room for developing economic cooperation”, he said.

In his words, Spain is rapidly developing now and searching for new outlets for Spanish goods, and Spanish businessmen find Armenian market attractive.

“Sluggish trade between the two countries is a temporary phenomenon. Such business forums can spur it.”

Yeritsyan said that Armenia imports mainly ceramics and sea products from Spain and exports raw materials there.

The minister didn’t rule out that meetings between Armenian and Spanish businessmen could result in some agreements.

Representatives of industry, telecommunication, information technologies, tourism, construction, industrial waste recycling and renewable energy sectors of the two countries are present at the forum.

Spanish entrepreneurs met with Armenian Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan, Transport and Communication Minister Gurgen Sargsyan and Urban Planning Minister Vardan Vardanyan and discussed some programs with them. M.V.-0—