Tuesday, October 19 2021 17:19
Alina Hovhannisyan

Minister: Development of decentralized interregional cooperation is a  priority task of the Armenian government

Minister: Development of decentralized interregional cooperation is a  priority task of the Armenian government

ArmInfo.The proportional development of territories and the development of decentralized interregional cooperation are the priority tasks of the Government of  the Republic of Armenia. Minister of Territorial Development and  Infrastructures of the Republic of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan stated this  during his speech at the Interregional Armenian-Russian Forum.

In this context, he added that decentralized interregional  cooperation between Armenia and Russia has traditionally developed in  such sectors as culture and education, health care and tourism.

"If we can use all the potential of interregional decentralized  cooperation, then we will be able to give a new quality of life to  the residents of our regions," Sanosyan stressed.

He added that the forum is an excellent platform for identifying all  the problems, the solution of which will stimulate the development of  interregional cooperation between countries, facilitate the  establishment of contacts between entrepreneurs and business circles,  who have adopted advanced technologies and standards in production.

Summing up the results of his speech, the minister said that during  these two days a rich agenda for further Armenian-Russian cooperation  had been formed.

To recall, the interregional forum between Armenia and Russia has  been held since 2011 with the aim of expanding cooperation between  the territorial units of the two states.

Within the framework of the forum, a business mission from the  Russian Federation arrived in Armenia, which included 24 Russian  exporters representing food products, agricultural machinery,  construction equipment, information technology for various  industries, energy, mechanical engineering, medicine and  pharmaceuticals.  The business mission was organized by the Russian  Export Center JSC with the assistance of the Ministry of Economy of  the Republic of Armenia and the Trade Representation of the Russian  Federation in the RA.