Armenia welcomes participation of Indian companies in infrastructure projects - Mirzoyan
YEREVAN, May 30, /ARKA/. India and Armenia have tremendous potential in promoting cooperation in areas of mutual interest, such as high technology, transportation, food production, healthcare, pharmaceutical industry, tourism, culture and defense, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in an interview with a leading Indian mass media outlet WION.
Mirzoyan recalled that during Indian Minister of External Affairs Jaishankar's visit to Armenia in 2021 a roadmap of wider engagement ranging from political dialogue to solid multidimensional collaboration was elaborated and that since then concrete steps have been undertaken in regard of its implementation.
Mirzoyan also recalled that he had visited India earlier this year to participate in the Raisina Dialogue forum, which was a good opportunity to continue the Armenian-Indian dialogue.
'Additionally, during that visit special emphasis was made on the promotion of economic cooperation between our countries, given the fact that our delegation was accompanied by representatives from leading Armenian businesses. We participated in the Armenian-Indian business forums in New Delhi and Mumbai. Such events and continuous B2B contacts will bring our business circles closer to each other.
Now the next step will be the session of the Armenian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission which we are going to host in Armenia this summer. As one can notice this is quite an impressive dynamic.'Mirzoyan also said.
He added that Armenia and India are actively discussing a number of connectivity projects. 'In this regard, we are interested in advancing our dialogue and cooperation within the framework of INSTC project, Chabahar port, as well as the Persian Gulf - the Black Sea international transport corridor, and we are communicating with other partners on this issue as well. Armenia considers India's potential and prospective role in this corridor to be quite significant. In this sense, we also welcome Indian companies to actively engage in infrastructure projects in Armenia,' he said.
Armenia's participation in the Persian Gulf-the Black Sea international transport corridor, in addition to the North-South Transport Corridor, will allow it to diversify cargo transportation routes, use ports in Iran and become an important transit hub.
Participating in this international initiative, which was put forward and promoted by Iran, are also Georgia, Bulgaria and Greece. India has also expressed interest in participating in the project. -0-
