ArmInfo.Argentinean businessman of Armenian origin Eduardo Ernekian plans to implement the project of a new business center in Yerevan, which will be located in the former building of the Armenian Foreign Ministry. On this July 9, Argentine Ambassador to Armenia Gonzalo Urriolabeiti told journalists. At the same time, he refrained from specifying the estimated amount of investments and possible terms of construction.
According to him, the project will increase the volume of Argentine investments in Armenia. Over the past 20 years, the Armenian-Argentine trade, as noted by the diplomat, has grown from zero to 8 million dollars. At the same time, he said, there are objective obstacles to further expansion of cooperation, such as geographical location of the countries - distance from each other, as well as Armenia's lack of access to the sea and a limited market. Nevertheless, he said, this is not a reason to despair. According to him, we must look for creative solutions to problems.
At this stage, as pointed out by Gonzalo Urriolabeiti, the Argentine side is also interested in investment projects to expand greenhouses in the Tavush region of Armenia. "We hope that after such a virtuoso display of the popular position in Armenia in the form of a" velvet "revolution, many Argentine Armenians will want to render assistance in the matter of Armenia's economic and social development," the ambassador said.
The Argentinean businessman Eduardo Ernekian is the owner of the company "Corporacia America", which performs the concession management of the Yerevan airport "Zvartnots". He carries out other major projects in Armenia, in particular in the field of agriculture. Entrepreneur owns Conversbank CJSC (80.94%, Advanced Global Investments LLc - the head of Eduardo Ernekian). Earlier, on September 21, 2017, by the decree of the third president of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Armenia, Argentine businessman of Armenian origin Eduardo Ernekian was awarded the title of National Hero. In October, the Armenian President presented the highest award of the country to the Argentine benefactor Eduardo Ernekian - the title of "National Hero of Armenia".