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KARELIA AND ARMENIA EXPAND COOPERATION
RIA Oreanda
Nov 2 2010
Russia
Petrozavodsk. OREANDA-NEWS . November 2, 2010. Meeting of the Head
of the Republic of Karelia Andrei Nelidov with the Consul General
of the Republic of Armenia in Saint Petersburg Vardan Akopyan who
has arrived in our republic on a working visit was held on October,
26 in the Government of Karelia.
Today Armenia is not one of the key economic partners of the Republic
of Karelia , and the foreign trade turnover between the two republics
is insignificant. It is comprised by export of food articles. However,
several years ago paper, cardboard and related products, consumer
goods were exported from Karelia to Armenia . Negotiation was devoted
to expansion of horizons of cooperation.
Head of the Republic has paid attention of visitors to priority tasks
to be solved by Karelian government in the near future, and has also
acquainted them with features of budgeting for the next year.
The Government of Karelia counts on further development of economy of
the republic including due to relations with Armenia , Andrey Nelidov
said. Therefore, we are ready for new joint economic projects.
We wish relations between Russia and Armenia develop also between
their regions, Vardan Akopjan has noted. We have close economic
relations with regions of the south of Russia Krasnodar Territory ,
as well as Saint Petersburg , the Ural Mountains and Siberia . I hope
we will be able to estbalish such relations with Karelia .
Petrozavodsk , Karelia, and Echmiadzin (Vagarshapat), Armenia ,
are also united by sister-cities' relations.
Within the scope of cooperation there goes cultural exchange, children
from children's homes of Petrozavodsk had an opportunity go spend
their vacation in sunny Armenia . Works of G.Grigoryan, a sculptor
from Echmiadzin, adorn the quay of Lake Onego in Petrozavodsk ,
and one of the streets of Echmiadzin is named after the capital of
Karelia . There are the national and cultural autonomy of Armenians
of Karelia and Karelian regional branch of the All-Russian public
organization The Union of Armenians of Russia in the republic that
promote preservation of national Armenian culture. Amateur actors
of Armenian origin participate in charity programs, ethnocultural
projects, concerts, exhibitions and festivals.
We are ready to give new stimulus to these relations and to find
mechanisms to assist development of economic partnership with Karelia
, the Consul General of Armenia said. We attach great importance
to cultural relations which today should be supported with economic
contacts, visits of business delegations, acquaintance to economic
opportunities of each other. The first step in this direction,
according to Vardan Akopyan, may be a visit of the delegation from
Armavir area of Armenia to Petrozavodsk .
Head of Karelia has supported this idea. In turn, Andrei Nelidov
has suggested to work on prospects of joint development of tourism,
as well as organization of children's vacation.
From: A. Papazian
RIA Oreanda
Nov 2 2010
Russia
Petrozavodsk. OREANDA-NEWS . November 2, 2010. Meeting of the Head
of the Republic of Karelia Andrei Nelidov with the Consul General
of the Republic of Armenia in Saint Petersburg Vardan Akopyan who
has arrived in our republic on a working visit was held on October,
26 in the Government of Karelia.
Today Armenia is not one of the key economic partners of the Republic
of Karelia , and the foreign trade turnover between the two republics
is insignificant. It is comprised by export of food articles. However,
several years ago paper, cardboard and related products, consumer
goods were exported from Karelia to Armenia . Negotiation was devoted
to expansion of horizons of cooperation.
Head of the Republic has paid attention of visitors to priority tasks
to be solved by Karelian government in the near future, and has also
acquainted them with features of budgeting for the next year.
The Government of Karelia counts on further development of economy of
the republic including due to relations with Armenia , Andrey Nelidov
said. Therefore, we are ready for new joint economic projects.
We wish relations between Russia and Armenia develop also between
their regions, Vardan Akopjan has noted. We have close economic
relations with regions of the south of Russia Krasnodar Territory ,
as well as Saint Petersburg , the Ural Mountains and Siberia . I hope
we will be able to estbalish such relations with Karelia .
Petrozavodsk , Karelia, and Echmiadzin (Vagarshapat), Armenia ,
are also united by sister-cities' relations.
Within the scope of cooperation there goes cultural exchange, children
from children's homes of Petrozavodsk had an opportunity go spend
their vacation in sunny Armenia . Works of G.Grigoryan, a sculptor
from Echmiadzin, adorn the quay of Lake Onego in Petrozavodsk ,
and one of the streets of Echmiadzin is named after the capital of
Karelia . There are the national and cultural autonomy of Armenians
of Karelia and Karelian regional branch of the All-Russian public
organization The Union of Armenians of Russia in the republic that
promote preservation of national Armenian culture. Amateur actors
of Armenian origin participate in charity programs, ethnocultural
projects, concerts, exhibitions and festivals.
We are ready to give new stimulus to these relations and to find
mechanisms to assist development of economic partnership with Karelia
, the Consul General of Armenia said. We attach great importance
to cultural relations which today should be supported with economic
contacts, visits of business delegations, acquaintance to economic
opportunities of each other. The first step in this direction,
according to Vardan Akopyan, may be a visit of the delegation from
Armavir area of Armenia to Petrozavodsk .
Head of Karelia has supported this idea. In turn, Andrei Nelidov
has suggested to work on prospects of joint development of tourism,
as well as organization of children's vacation.
From: A. Papazian