YEREVAN. - Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan on Wednesday received French scientist, datagram inventor and Executive Director of Open Root, Louis Pouzin, and his wife, Chantal Lebrument.

Welcoming the guests, the Prime Minister congratulated Mr Pouzin on receiving the 2016 Award of the President of the Republic of Armenia in the Sphere of Information Technologies.

Karapetyan attached importance to the continuous development of the area in Armenia, noting that a new format of state-private sector cooperation has been established. According to him, issues and proposals aimed at breathing new life into the area and taking it to a new level of development are discussed at the meetings each week.  Karapetyan expressed conviction that the Armenian IT companies have a great potential for development and the Government this pins hope on their initiatives. Karapetyan noted he would be grateful if Mr Pouzoin could share his experience and knowledge.

Louis Pouzin, for his part, thanked the Prime Minister for the reception, adding that he is impressed by the purposeful steps towards the development of IT sphere in Armenia. He stressed that he is ready to closely cooperate with his Armenian colleagues, contributing to the expansion and deepening of their international ties.