YEREVAN. – The current situation in Syria has had a negative impact on the Armenian-Syrian commercial ties.   

Before the start of the Syrian crisis, the Armenia-Syria trade turnover had totaled an annual amount of $4-5 million.  

In line with customs statistics, about $550,000 in trade was conducted between Armenia and Syria in the first half of 2013; this amount is three times less than in the first half of the year past.

In 2013, Armenia managed to export solely 170 watches to Syria; there were no other exports. In previous years, Armenia was able to export stones and ceramic objects to Syria.

But the imports from Syria are more diversified this year. The most imported items were shoes, with 45,000 pairs. It is noteworthy that the number of imported shoes almost doubled as compared to the previous year. Detergents and cleaning items are second, and grains are third.