YEREVAN, June 11. /ARKA/. Armenian-Lithuanian economic relations must be intensified, Speaker of the Lithuanian Seym Arturas Paulauskas told a news conference. He specified that the bilateral trade turnover is “very small”. “Our potential is much greater,” Paulauskas said. He pointed out that Lithuania has access to EU market, which can be of interest to Armenia’s businessmen. He speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament also pointed out that the two countries businessmen do not hold frequent meetings and have no sufficient information on the investment climate.
“We must fill this gap by intensifying economic relations,” Paulauskas said.
Responding to ARKA’s question concerning specific programs of intensifying economic cooperation, Paulauskas reported that RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan isl shortly to pay a visit to Lithuania. “We have asked for the delegation to include businessmen, as the visit agenda envisages an Armenian-Lithuanian business forum,” he said. According to him, the forum will gather the two countries’ businessmen at one table and allow them to elaborate a number of specific business projects. “Business is private both in Lithuania and in Armenia, and the Government can only contribute to a more favourable climate,” he said. P.T.
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