Saturday, February 2 2019 13:31

ArmInfo. "Our agenda related to Armenia is very ambitious," Michael Harms, executive director of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy, said at a meeting with RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on February 1.

It should be noted that both members of the committee and representatives of leading  German companies took part in the meeting.According to Harms, quoted  by the press service of the RA government, the committee welcomes the  reform program in Armenia. Michael Harms announced his intention to  visit Armenia in April of this year with a large group of  entrepreneurs. "Today we will sign a Memorandum of Understanding,  which refers to one of the priorities of Armenia, the field of  information technology," said the Executive Director of the  Committee.  He also stated that Armenia, which is integrated  simultaneously in the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union,  is an interesting example from an economic point of view.

Thanking for the warm welcome, Nikol Pashinyan stressed that  political changes in the country created opportunities for economic  reforms. "We want to make serious changes in the structure of the  Armenian economy. We plan to raise standards in the mining industry,  and information and high technologies will become the engine of the  country's economy," the head of government said.The Prime Minister  presented to the representatives of the Eastern Committee of the  German economy and German companies the priorities of the RA  government, including the development of such areas as information  technology, tourism, alternative energy, reservoirs, food industry,  textile and light industry, winemaking, etc. Nikol Pashinyan stressed  that today in Armenia there are no obstacles for investment and there  is no example of redistribution of property. These are the most  important economic indicators after political changes. "The property  right in Armenia is guaranteed and protected. Our message is as  follows: you are freed from all possible corruption obligations that  were committed earlier. We treat all investors equally and say,"  Let's invest in Armenia, enrich and enrich it, "the Prime Minister  said Minister of Armenia.

The meeting also discussed various possible investment projects,  including information technology, agriculture, waste management,  garbage collection, transportation. Representatives of leading German  companies noted that they had recently visited Armenia and can say  that democratic changes in the country had created a positive  atmosphere around Armenia. This led to an increase in the investment  attractiveness of Armenia, the growing interest of foreign investors  in the opportunities created for economic activity in the country.As  a result of the exchange of views on the possibilities of  cooperation, an agreement was reached on identifying specific areas  and programs on the eve of the April visit of the German delegation  to Armenia, which will hold substantive discussions in Armenia.