ArmInfo.  Armenia's suspension of funding to the CSTO is not a tragedy; Yerevan is not leaving the  organization. This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister of the  Russian Federation Alexander Pankin during a session within the  framework of the international economic forumentiteled "Russia -  Islamic World: KazanForum".

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ArmInfo. Lea Hakim, Senior Economist in the World Bank's Global Macro and Debt Analytics team  and Program Manager of the Debt Management Facility, posted the following message on her LinkedIn account: 

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ArmInfo. Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan received Ambassador of the United Arab  Emirates to the Republic of Armenia, Dr. Nariman Mohammed Sharif Abdulla AlMulla.

ArmInfo. I do not share the optimism that Armenia will be able to diversify its export markets in  a few years; maybe it will be possible to somewhat reduce its dependence on the Russian market.  Emil Stepanyan, co-founder of the Export Armenia Association of Experts stated  in a conversation with  an ArmInfo correspondent.

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ArmInfo. "Kazakhstan is interested in further developing a comprehensive partnership with Armenia, and  therefore today's visit is of particular importance to me," President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated on April 15 in Yerevan following negotiations with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is convinced that despite the growth in bilateral  trade turnover, there is still unrealized potential between Armenia and Kazakhstan in terms of developing trade and economic cooperation, stimulating investment and developing infrastructure ties and trade. 

ArmInfo. Armenia and the EU discussed the possibilities of expanding trade and economic cooperation. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy, referring to the results of the meeting between Minister Gevorg Papoyan and the Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Vassilis  Maragos.

ArmInfo.Below is an interview with Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan with "Egemen Qazaqstan" and  "Kazakhstanskaya Pravda" newspapers. 

ArmInfo. On April 12, at a government meeting, the Government of Armenia approved the proposal  to sign a protocol "On introducing amendments and additions to the "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on international road transport dated November 6, 2006."

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ArmInfo. Armenia's Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan hosted Ambassador of Iran to  Armenia Mehdi Sobhani.

ArmInfo. According to preliminary calculations, the list of potential exports from Kazakhstan to Armenia amounts to more than 125 processed goods worth $350 million, Kazakh Minister of Trade and Integration Arman  Shakkaliev stated at the opening of the Armenian-Kazakh business forum, which was held in Yerevan on April 9.

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ArmInfo.The business mission of the Canadian-Eurasian Chamber of Commerce (CECC) will visit  Armenia for the first time. According to the Embassy of Armenia in Canada, the visit will take place from April 8 to 12, during which the delegation will have a number of meetings with representatives of the Armenian business community, Armenian government and non- governmental organizations.

ArmInfo.Armenia and Korea are ready to deepen economic cooperation by implementing new programmes,  the RA Ministry of Economy reports referring to a meeting between Armenia's Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan and  Mr Chung Byung-won, Deputy Foreign Minister For Political Affairs of Korea.