On December 13, RA Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan received Canada’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Andrew Turner. Chairman of the Tourism Committee Sisian Boghosian was also present at the meeting.
At the beginning of the meeting, Vahan Kerobyan briefly presented the priorities of Armenia’s economy and the toolset of state assistance used to modernize the sector.
In his speech, the minister also referred to the favorable business and investment environment created in Armenia, the steps taken in the direction of economic diversification.
Then the prospects of bilateral cooperation were discussed in different directions of the economy, including in the fields of agriculture and tourism.
According to the data of the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, the trade turnover of Armenia with Canada, according to the characteristic of the country of origin, amounted to 77.8 million USD in January-October 2023, increasing by 2.4 times compared to the same period of the previous year.