Friday, 16 October 2009
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received co-chair of the Armenia-Ukraine intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation, Ukrainian minister of industrial policy Vladimir Novicki.
In greeting the guest, the head of government indicated that there is a good outlook for bilateral trade considering that much of the existing potential remains unused.
The Prime Minister stressed that the intergovernmental commission needs extra momentum which in turn can boost bilateral ties. Mindful of developing direct linkages between individual regions, Tigran Sargsyan highlighted Kharkiv governor’s recent visit to Armenia.
Notwithstanding the global crisis-caused downturn in bilateral trade turnover as recorded in the first semester of 2009, commodity circulation was said to be short of the actual economic potential of our two countries. It was stressed that intergovernmental commission-backed efforts should be taken to expand them in future.
Mechanical engineering, aviation, agriculture, transport, information technologies, science and education, culture and health care were cited on either side as priority areas of improved cooperation.
The head of the Armenian government expressed hope that by stepping up its efforts, the intergovernmental commission may help boost economic interaction to the mutual benefit of the two nations.
