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Armenia interested in importing rough diamonds from Angola

Armenia interested in importing rough diamonds from Angola

ArmInfo. Armenia is interested  in importing rough diamonds from Angola, as stated by the Minister of  Economy of Armenia, Gevorg Papoyan, during a meeting with the  Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Angola, Rui Miguens  de Oliveira.  The Minister highlighted that Armenia has a  well-developed process for  processing rough diamonds and has the  capacity to annually import and process 1.5 million carats of  diamonds from Angola.  According to the press service of the  department, the parties discussed issues related to the purchase of  diamonds  and agreed to further discuss the matter in due course.

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