ArmInfo.President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, who is on a working visit to Japan, met with President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Kitaoka Shinichi.
According to the press service of the presidential administration, the head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency welcomed Sarkissian's visit to Japan, noting that JICA has many years of experience in cooperation with Armenia and he is glad to discuss with the RA President the directions of further cooperation.
President Sarkissian thanked for the work and programs implemented in Armenia with the assistance of the Agency. "However, we all live not for the sake of today, but for the sake of tomorrow. As the President of the country, I propose to think about tomorrow's cooperation and discuss what we can do together," Armen Sarkissian said.
The parties discussed the possibilities of deepening cooperation in the field of natural disaster management, prevention of natural disasters, as well as a number of other areas of cooperation in the field of science and high technologies, tourism.
The RA President presented information on the presidential initiative ATOM (Advanced Tomorrow), noting that within the framework of this program for the development of science and technology in the republic, agreements have already been reached on cooperation with a number of the world's leading technology companies, scientific circles and educational institutions, as well as with Japanese companies. and universities. "Perhaps we should focus on the economy based on science and technology, because this is the future of our country," he said.
The head of the International Cooperation Agency noted that they are ready to discuss ways to expand cooperation with Armenia.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is a government agency that aims to promote economic and social growth in developing countries, as well as international cooperation through the exchange of knowledge and experience.