YEREVAN. - Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan on Saturday received Transport Minister of Russia and Co-Chair of the Armenian-Russian economic cooperation intergovernmental commission, Maxim Sokolov. The latter has arrived in Armenia to take part in the 6th consultation of the heads of the authorized bodies of EAEU states in the sphere of transportation.
The interlocutors discussed issues related to the further development of Armenian-Russian relations and the process of implementing the agreements reaches within the framework of Armenian PM’s visit to Russia. It was stressed that steps have already been taken in that direction.
Lauding the level of the Armenian-Russian ally relations, Karapetyan stressed that there is a great potential for deepening them in a number of directions. In this context, the PM underscored the importance of establishing a foundation, which will enable involving the Russian capital in the Armenian business through joint projects, contributing to the increase in the volume of the turnover of goods. The Armenian PM also highlighted the need to deepen the cooperation in the sphere of agriculture, expressing satisfaction with the fact that precise steps are already being made jointly with the Russian side towards the process of farm equipment supply.
Apart from this, Karapetyan and Sokolov referred to the cooperation in the transportation sphere, improvement and development of infrastructures, the program of creating a free trade zone on the border with Iran and involvement of Russian companies therein.
The Russian Minister of Transport, for his part, stressed that the free trade zone to be created in Meghri may serve as a good platform for the Russian business in terms of deepening the trade and economic relations with the Iranian market. In Sokolov’s words, this program can be mutually beneficial for all the sides.
Furthermore, Karen Karapetyan and Maxim Sokolov expressed readiness to continue the efficient collaboration and give new impetus to the bilateral trade and economic ties.
