ACCORDING TO TIGRAN SARGSYAN, FRIENDLY POLITICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKMENISTAN ALSO REQUIRE ECONOMIC FOUNDATION
NOYAN TAPAN
APRIL 8, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran
Sargsyan attended on April 8 an exhibition-sale held within the
framework of the 2nd siiting of the intergovernmental commission on
economic cooperation between Armenia and Turkmenistan.
The RA Government Information and PR Department reported that prior to
that the prime minister had a tete-a-tete talk with Khidir Saparaliyev,
Co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Commission.
In his speech of welcome, T. Sargsyan particularly said:
"It is no secret that our relations are dynamically developing in
recent period. They are based on the traditions that we must preserve,
develop and deepen. The sitting of the intergovernmental commission
and the exhibition that we opened today in Yerevan also contribute to
the development of our relations. This is an opportunity for Armenian
consumers to become acquainted with the goods exported by our Turkmen
friends to numerous countries. In recent years the Turkmen economy has
been rapidly developing, and a sustainable growth, especially in the
textile industry, has been recorded. Of course, this experience is of
interest to us. It is also important to understand what products are
made by these enterprises. There are mutual interests in this issue.
Mr. Saparalieyv and I discussed some issues of mutual interest. We
said that obviously, the friendly political relations between our
countries require an economic foundation and have to be strenthened
economically. There is serious potential, and our governments should
make every effort to expand and deepen the economic relations between
our countries. One graphic evidence of that is today’s exhibition where
you can see a wide range of goods which may be of mutual interest".
T. Sargsyan expressed confidence that all the agreements reached at
the sitting of the intergovernmental commission would help promote
the friendly ties between the two countries.