Yerevan will hold Armenian-Serbian business forum

YEREVAN, MARCH 10, ARMENPRESS: The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivan Mrkić.

The Department of Mass Media and Public Relations of the Government of the Republic of Armenia informed Armenpress that the Prime Minister stated in his speech that the age-long friendship between the Armenian and Serbian peoples is strengthened by historical facts. Tigran Sargsyan noted that Armenia is interested in expanding those relations. He regarded deepening of economic cooperation, in particular, necessary and correspondence to the high level of political dialogue between the two countries. In this context, Tigran Sargsyan attached importance to holding the Armenian and Serbian business forum in Yerevan on March 11 which will allow discovering new prospects of partnership.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia expressed his gratitude for the reception and said that Serbia is interested in developing the best possible relations with Armenia. Ivan Mrkić reiterated willingness of his country to continue steps directed to the activation of economic ties and increasing them to the political cooperation level. He stressed the importance of establishing corresponding legal field and stated that today at the course of the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs the Republic of Armenia an agreement of double taxation avoidance was signed.