Friday, 30 October 2009
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Sergey Martynov.
To start with, both sides agreed in that despite the global financial and economic crisis, bilateral economic relations are showing positive trends which should be strengthened through more active work of the intergovernmental commission.
The interlocutors discussed possibilities of cooperation in a number of spheres of mutual interest, including tractor engineering, mining industry, vehicle and machine building, high technologies. The idea of founding an Armenian-Belarusian business center was emphasized on either side to become a special platform for the development of business ties.
The Prime Minister suggested that all of the items discussed should be taken up at the next meeting of the intergovernmental commission in order to be examined in more detail.
In conclusion, Tigran Sargsyan was invited to visit the Republic of Belarus at his convenience.