California GO-Biz establishes  Trade and Services Desk in Yerevan

ArmInfo.On June 1st, a Memorandum of Understanding establishing relations between the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development  "GO-Biz" and Impact Hub Yerevan will be signed and go into effect. 

As the RA Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs  reports, by the terms of the MOU, GO-Biz will establish and run a  Trade and Services Desk in Armenia, located at the Impact Hub Armenia  Social Innovation Development Foundation space, to encourage and  support trade and investment by Californian and Armenian businesses.  In addition, the Desk will help spur innovation and business growth  in and between California and Armenia, and create new opportunities  for entrepreneurs with the common goal of supporting a sustained,  strategic, and mutually-beneficial partnership.

"We wholeheartedly welcome the establishment of GO-Biz's Trade and  Services Desk in Yerevan and are excited to collaborate," said Zareh  Sinanyan, Republic of Armenia High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs.  "California is home to a large and active Armenian Diaspora  population and we value the increased business traffic between us."

The MOU virtual signing ceremony will take place on June 1st at 8am  PST/7pm AMT via a Facebook Live broadcast on the Office of the High  Commissioner's Facebook page. The ceremony will include remarks from  the RA High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs Zareh Sinanyan,  California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, California State  Senator Anthony Portantino, California State Assemblymember Adrin  Nazarian, and Impact Hub Yerevan Board member Raffi Kassarjian. 

Alongside Armenia, California GO-Biz also has established Trade Desks  in Mexico and China. For any questions regarding the new GO-Biz Trade  and Services Desk in Yerevan, contact [email protected] or call our  office at (+374) 10 51-55-14.