Friday, 2 October 2009
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Armande de Decker, the Speaker of the Senate of the Kingdom of Belgium.
Greeting the guest, the head of the Armenian government said to be pleased with the high level of Armenia-Belgium relationship and added that meetings like this are a hood opportunity to speak about bilateral ties and EU-Armenia cooperation.
The Prime Minister touched upon the possibilities for achieving enhanced trade turnover between the two countries and furthering cooperation in the diamond-processing sector.
The parties also looked at economic interaction development prospects, including collaboration in the fields of high-technologies, tourism, culture and telecommunications. In this context, highlighted were the signing of an EU-Armenia agreement on free trade regime and the implementation of the European Neighborhood Policy. The meeting agenda likewise featured discussion of regional problems.
At the request of Armande de Becker, Tigran Sargsyan briefed him on the impact of the global crisis on Armenia’s economy and his government’s anti-crisis action.
