ArmInfo. Armenian Finance Minister Tigran Khachatryan and Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin discussed issues of Armenian-Russian economic cooperation.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Finance, Tigran Khachatryan presented to the Russian Ambassador the program of government activities for 2021-2026, reforms and a strategy for the implementation of the financial management system. He highly appreciated the close cooperation with the Russian Federation, and stressed the importance of developing relations in economic areas. In turn, Ambassador Kopyrkin expressed readiness to cooperate with Armenia in all sectors.
The parties discussed the prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation, in particular in the economic and energy sectors, in the development of infrastructures, new technologies and entrepreneurship. It is reported that the interlocutors also touched upon the role of the SCR in the issue of the country's economic development. To note, according to the Statistical Committee, foreign trade turnover between Armenia and the Russian Federation in January-August 2021 increased by 11.8%, amounting to $ 1.5 billion. At the same time, exports increased by 30.9% to $ 522 million, imports by 4% up to $ 1 billion
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