YEREVAN. – Armenian capital city launched forum of International union of Armenian jewelers. Armenian deputy PM, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan, deputy Minister of Diaspora Stepan Petrosyan, as well as heads of jewelry manufacturing enterprises from Armenia and abroad participated in the forum.  

Deputy PM stated the importance of jewelry industry for the Armenian economy, as well as an integral component in social values of the Armenian people.

“Our people transformed the noble profession into high art putting in it all their skills,” deputy PM said.

Head of the Department of Industry Policy at the Armenian Ministry of Economy, Hayk Mirzoyan said that Armenia had adopted a law on free economic zones. After the procedure of their management is established, jewelry companies can also work there. 

“For example, in Gyumri city specialists of design of Italian Institute of architecture will cooperate with the representatives of the jewelry industry,” Mirzoyan stated.