YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS: EXPO-RUSSIA ARMENIA 2014, the sixth international industry exhibition, will be held in Yerevan on October 22-24, says the joint press report by Zarubej-Expo and Expomedia. It is an important inter-state event held on the occasion of Armenia’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). Russia shows its support to Armenia in joining the EEU integration processes through congresses, fairs and exhibitions, says the report. 

Armenpress reports that the exhibition covers industry, energy, metallurgy, construction, transport, telecommunication, agriculture, insurance, medicine, education, mining and other fields. 

At the press conference held ahead of the event, on October 20, the Director of the exhibition Svetlana Zabelina stated: “More than 100 Russian and 30 Armenian companies will take part in the exhibition. The Russian companies are quite interested in Armenia, especially on the background of the membership of your country in the Eurasian Economic Union”.

A conference of prospects for Russia-Armenia expanded cooperation, presentations from the Russian regions, round-table discussions at Armenian ministries will be held as part of the event. 

A complex mission of Russian companies in Armenia is to be held on October 23. 

The event is held under auspices of Russia’s Chamber of Industry and Trade, supported by Russia’s State Duma, the foreign ministry and other agencies, as well as by Armenian government, the parliament, Russia’s trade office in Armenia, the Armenian Development Agency and businessmen from both countries. 

The regional exhibition will grant Russian and overseas companies an opportunity of finding new reliable partners and entering new market, the initiators say. 

The fifth EXPO-RUSSIA ARMENIA was held on October 24-26, 2013.