Armenia, Greece  interested in developing cooperation in high  technology

ArmInfo. During a joint meeting, Armenian Ambassador to Greece Tigran Mkrtchyan and Greek Deputy Minister of Digital Governance Christos Dermentzopoulos reaffirmed the importance of developing bilateral cooperation between the countries in high technology.

According to the press service of the Greek Embassy in Armenia, they  noted that this area is a strategic priority for both countries. The  Ambassador and deputy minister discussed progress in digitalization,  high technology, and cooperation, as outlined in the protocol of the  meeting of the Armenian-Greek Intergovernmental Commission on  Economic, Industrial, Technical, and Scientific Cooperation. The  parties also recalled that a memorandum of understanding has been  agreed upon between the Armenian Ministry of High-Tech Industry and  the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance, to be signed during an  upcoming visit.

During the meeting, the Ambassador noted that Armenia has made  significant progress in high technology and innovation in recent  years, achieving double-digit growth. It was also mentioned that  Armenia's high rating is also reflected in the fact that Firebird, a  company previously operating in the US and specializing in cloud and  artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure technologies, has  received export approval to the US and announced its first $500  million investment in Armenia. Mkrtchyan also presented the concept  of the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, a successful brand for  high-tech education.

For his part, the Greek Deputy Minister of Digital Governance  announced his intention to organize additional discussions on  cooperation with Armenia in  high technology  in the near future.  Alexandros Boudouris, Diplomatic Advisor to the Greek Minister of  Digital Governance, also attended the meeting. He highly appreciated  the participation of the Armenian delegation and Armenian companies  in the DEFEA 2025 I exhibition.