ArmInfo. Rostov Oblast of Russia and the Republic of Armenia will sign a cooperation agreement, the press office of Rostov Governor's Office reports.
The source says that the agreement will be signed in Q4 2016 on the sidelines of the fifth Russian- Armenian interregional forum in Yerevan. The relevant arrangement was reached between Governor Vasily Golubev and Armenian Consul General to Rostov-on-Don Vardan Asoyan. The promising sectors for development of the bilateral relations are agriculture, energy and transport.
In 2015, the foreign trade turnover with the Republic of Armenia amounted to $58.4 mln (25% more than in 2014). The source notes that exports to Armenia grew by 42.4% in 2015. Vardan Asoyan thinks that the share of imports from Armenia to Rostov Oblast is too small - $2.3 mln in 2015. Vasily Golubev pointed out the need to improve the situation, suggesting mutual visits of delegations from the business circles of the countries. Asoyan, in turn, pointed at the exemplarity interethnic relations in Rostov Oblast. "The representatives of over 150 nationalities are working side by side to develop the Russian state," he said. "The Armenian community in Rostov Oblast is one of the largest communities and it takes an active part in the public and political life of the region," Vasily Golubev said for his part.
