The Eighth Armenian-Russian Interregional Forum kicked off Monday in Yerevan.

The event, which will conclude Tuesday, has been organized by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure.

A business mission of the Russian Export Center—and with the participation of 100 to 150 entrepreneurs—will also take place within the framework of this forum.

A series of roundtable discussions on the development of Russian-Armenian cooperation in economy, industry, education, and cultural and historical tourism will be held at the platform of this forum.

In addition, participants of the forum will pay special attention to joint measures to intensify trade and investment cooperation in order to improve the welfare of the population of Russia and Armenia.