ArmInfo. Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Armenia Johannes Daum yesterday. As Karen Karapetyan noted, Armenia can become a platform for the Dutch business to enter various markets.
According to the press service of the Armenian government, at the meeting the Prime Minister touched the productive meeting in Davos with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte, noting that the prospects of cooperation in the direction of smart agriculture, processing of dairy and meat products, as well as the creation of farms . The Ambassador, in turn, stressed the importance of intensifying bilateral relations, expressing readiness to promote contacts and development of bilateral business ties.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the trade turnover between Armenia and the Netherlands in January-December 2017 amounted to $ 127 million 152 thousand. with annual growth of 60.1%. At the same time, exports increased by 78.5% to $ 90.8 million, and imports by 41.5% to $ 73.3 million.
