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Armenia views Poland as friendly state, reliable partner - pres.
YEREVAN, July 29 (Itar-Tass) - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said
his republic views Poland as a friendly state, reliable partner and a
bearer of common values, on which lasting and indestructible friendship is
built.
Sargsyan said so on Thursday after a meeting with his Polish colleague
Bronislaw Komorowski who had arrived on an official visit.
"Poland is a traditionally friendly country for Armenia, with which we
can discuss problems freely and calmly and hope for support," Serzh
Sargsyan said.
According to the republic's leader, "the Polish-Armenian dialogue, put
on the inter-state basis, develops and expands year in and year out,
embracing numerous cooperation guidelines."
In the course of the talks between the leaders of the two countries,
they "addressed the development of trade and economic relations."
Sargsyan said the two countries could also cooperate in agriculture,
tourism and power engineering.
The Armenian president discussed with Komorowski "the prospects for
cooperation with the framework of the European Union and Armenia's
participation in the EU's Eastern Partnership program, co-authored and
actively conducted by Poland."
"For Poland, and also for your region this point is very important
because of Poland' s current European Union presidency. For Armenia, it is
important because the country is in the process of Euro-integration,"
Komorowski said.
He underlined that Poland was absolutely open for Armenia and that it
was ready help in the process of Euro-integration and share its experience.
"We're foremost expecting from the Warsaw summit differentiated
approaches and opinions of the same kind. We'd like the principle of
greater assistance for greater progress be applied in the EU's Eastern
Partnership program," the Armenian leader said.
After the talks, the parties signed an inter-governmental program of
cooperation in the fields of culture, education and science for 2011-2013,
an inter-departmental memorandum of cooperation in veterinary medicine and
a memorandum of understanding between the Armenian development agency and
the Polish Information and Foreign Investments Agency.
"Despite the close political cooperation, trade turnover between
Armenia and Poland is very insignificant, and there are practically no
Polish investments in the Armenian economy," Armenia's Deputy Economics
Minister Ara Petrosyan said.
Last year, two-way trade was worth 21.2 million dollars, including 1.9
million dollars of Armenian exports to Poland. Poland's exports to Armenia
amounted to 19.2 million dollars in 2010. There are 12 companies with
Polish stakes operating in Armenia.
"Armenia has created a favorable investment climate and good
pre-requisites for Polish investments," the Armenian deputy economics
minister said.
his republic views Poland as a friendly state, reliable partner and a
bearer of common values, on which lasting and indestructible friendship is
built.
Sargsyan said so on Thursday after a meeting with his Polish colleague
Bronislaw Komorowski who had arrived on an official visit.
"Poland is a traditionally friendly country for Armenia, with which we
can discuss problems freely and calmly and hope for support," Serzh
Sargsyan said.
According to the republic's leader, "the Polish-Armenian dialogue, put
on the inter-state basis, develops and expands year in and year out,
embracing numerous cooperation guidelines."
In the course of the talks between the leaders of the two countries,
they "addressed the development of trade and economic relations."
Sargsyan said the two countries could also cooperate in agriculture,
tourism and power engineering.
The Armenian president discussed with Komorowski "the prospects for
cooperation with the framework of the European Union and Armenia's
participation in the EU's Eastern Partnership program, co-authored and
actively conducted by Poland."
"For Poland, and also for your region this point is very important
because of Poland' s current European Union presidency. For Armenia, it is
important because the country is in the process of Euro-integration,"
Komorowski said.
He underlined that Poland was absolutely open for Armenia and that it
was ready help in the process of Euro-integration and share its experience.
"We're foremost expecting from the Warsaw summit differentiated
approaches and opinions of the same kind. We'd like the principle of
greater assistance for greater progress be applied in the EU's Eastern
Partnership program," the Armenian leader said.
After the talks, the parties signed an inter-governmental program of
cooperation in the fields of culture, education and science for 2011-2013,
an inter-departmental memorandum of cooperation in veterinary medicine and
a memorandum of understanding between the Armenian development agency and
the Polish Information and Foreign Investments Agency.
"Despite the close political cooperation, trade turnover between
Armenia and Poland is very insignificant, and there are practically no
Polish investments in the Armenian economy," Armenia's Deputy Economics
Minister Ara Petrosyan said.
Last year, two-way trade was worth 21.2 million dollars, including 1.9
million dollars of Armenian exports to Poland. Poland's exports to Armenia
amounted to 19.2 million dollars in 2010. There are 12 companies with
Polish stakes operating in Armenia.
"Armenia has created a favorable investment climate and good
pre-requisites for Polish investments," the Armenian deputy economics
minister said.
