Armenia’s First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Garegin Melkonyan speaking at the forum in Yerevan (Photo: mineconomy.am)
YEREVAN (Arka)—The fourth Armenian-Iranian business forum in the last 12 months organized as part of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s official visit to Armenia kicked off in Yerevan on December 21.
According to Armenia’s First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Garegin Melkonyan, it is important to show Iranian businessmen the opportunities available to them in Armenia. He said the removal of sanctions against Iran has created good preconditions for the implementation of mutually beneficial projects.
He said the business forum should become a powerful stimulus for the development and strengthening of the Armenian-Iranian trade and economic ties, prompted by the liberal legislation of Armenia, which provides the Iranian businessmen with the same rights as the citizens of the country.
President Sarkisian and Rouhani at the business forum (Photo: president.am)
“Armenia is also attractive in terms of the possibility of entering the markets of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and the EU. As a member the EEU Armenia enjoys benefits for exports of raw materials. Great opportunities are opening up for Iranian businessmen who want to become residents of free economic zone in Armenia. They will work in favorable conditions, and their products will be exported as produced in Armenia,â€
