YEREVAN. – A business forum, entitled “Armenia: New Market for Italian Companies,” was held in Venice on May 25, and under the auspices of Armenia’s Embassy in Italy, MFA informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

Around eighty Italian company representatives took part in the event.

Armenia’s Deputy Economy Minister Tigran Harutyunyan and Armenian Development Agency Director Robert Harutyunyan, who had arrived from Armenia to attend the Forum, spoke about the country’s current business climate and the steps being undertaken to improve it.  

The Forum participants were also informed about Armenia’s export-import indicators and main domains, and renowned international rating agencies’ assessments on the country.

Armenian Embassy’s adviser, B. Sahakyan, reflected on the Embassy’s activities toward developing Armenian-Italian business ties.

It was stressed that Armenia could become a beneficial partner for Armenia, in terms of exporting jointly-made products to the regional markets. 

And Director Arthur Ghazinyan of the Center for European Studies presented the latest developments in Armenia’s relations with EU.