Armen Simonyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of the Republic of Armenia, received Alessandro Ferranti, the Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to the Republic of Armenia. This is reported by TKEN.
The deputy minister welcomed the guests, highlighting the close partnership relations formed between the two countries in air transportation, land transportation with bilateral permits and other areas.
During the meeting, the parties also referred to the plan to create a railway infrastructure to “Zvartnots” airport, considering possible cooperation with Italian companies.
The ambassador emphasized that the direct air connection between Armenia and Italy stimulates the flow of tourists, which is increasing year by year, which, in turn, arouses interest among Italian companies to be involved in infrastructure development projects implemented in Armenia.
At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to continue discussions on sectoral issues.
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