YEREVAN. – ArmTech Congress ‘13, the sixth annual high-tech industry business forum and conference, has aroused great interest among prestigious international organizations. 

Armenia’s Economy Minister Vahram Avanesyan stated the aforesaid during a press conference on Thursday.

Close to 200 participants are expected to attend this event, and these participants include the representatives of Rostelecom, IBM, Cisco, D-Link, Mentor Graphics, National Instruments, UNIDO, Intel, and Oracle.

In the minister’s words, new business ties are expected to be established and two memoranda are planned to be signed within the framework of ArmTech Congress ’13.

Avanesyan also informed that in 2012, a 20-percent growth was registered in Armenia’s IT sector, but this year’s growth is already 22 percent.

To note, ArmTech Congress ’13 will take place on Friday at capital city Yerevan Computer R&D Institute, and simultaneously with DigiTec Expo 2013.   

ArmTech traditionally takes place under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Armenia.