Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental commission’s session held in Yerevan

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, ARMENPRESS: The 10th session of the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation Affairs was launched in Yerevan. The Commission’s Chairmen are the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Vahram Avanesyan (from the Armenian side) and the Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Amelianovich (from the Belarusian side).

On August 26 the sides discussed the clauses of the session protocol’s project.

As reported by Armenpress, at the official opening ceremony of the session the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Vahram Avanesyan stated that “Armenia and Belarus have always been in good relations with each other” and expressed his confidence that “the relations will deepen more in all the fields”.

The Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Amelianovich wished all the present a productive work and noted in his speech that “during the session all the adopted decisions will create new base for the deepening of the cooperation”.

During the session the interlocutors will discuss a wide range of issues related to the development and deepening of the Armenian-Belarusian relations in different fields.

The Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation Affairs was established in accordance with the Agreement on free trade between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus, signed on 18th January, 2000.

The first meeting of the Joint Commission was held on 18-20 January, 2000 in Minsk. Currently, the 9 sessions were held. The last meeting took place on 5 November, 2012 in Yerevan, which focused on the expansion of bilateral cooperation in a wide range of issues related to mainly the increase in volume of trade between Belarus and Armenia, economic cooperation development, expand of bilateral cooperation in the spheres of health, agriculture, science and education, culture, information technology, jewelry, regional ties and in mutually interesting other spheres. As a result of the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental Joint Commission ninth meeting, the Protocol was signed.