Tuesday, June 22 2021 21:55

ArmInfo.Acting Minister of High-Tech Industry Hayk Chobanyan received US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy. This was reported by the press service of the  department.

According to the source, during the meeting, Hayk Chobanyan noted  that the United States provided Armenia with great assistance in the  development of the IT sector in the 2000s, especially with the  support of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States.

The Minister noted that many companies were established in Armenia at  the expense of American investments, in addition, a fairly  presentable engineering base was created, Armenia consolidated its  position on the world map in the semiconductor industry, which  created great opportunities for the development of cooperation in  this area.

Hayk Chobanyan also emphasized the role of USAID in the development  of the high-tech industry, within the framework of which a number of  programs related to digitalization are being implemented.  In turn,  Ambassador Lynne Tracy thanked for the reception and congratulated  the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian people on  the successful conduct of the elections. The Ambassador expressed  readiness on the part of the United States to help Armenia in  creating an ecosystem of high-tech enterprises, providing advice and  assistance in this area.

During the meeting, acting Minister and Ambassador touched upon joint  technical educational programs, issues related to cybersecurity,  artificial intelligence, etc.

At the end of the meeting, Hayk Chobanyan invited the Ambassador to  take part in the events within the framework of the Technology Week  to be held in Armenia in October this year.