Ambassador Lukas Gasser met with RA Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan

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the Ambassador Lukas Gasser and the RA Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan — The Ambassador Lukas Gasser and the RA Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan RA Government

As the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Switzerland is approaching in April this year, both sides commended the high quality of their relations on many fields. “We are keen to develop cooperation in all areas of mutual interest,” the Prime Minister emphasized.

The meeting was mainly dedicated to the state and potential of economic relations between the two countries. Ambassador Gasser underlined that while a few millions of Swiss francs trade volume was considered normal twenty years ago, in present times we see peak years such as 2014, where the exchange between our countries amounted to 115 Mln. Swiss francs.

This tendency is still not as strong and regular as we might wish. There is further need to boost economic ties, and the latent potential remains large. Both sides agreed on the need to look for direct air communications and to make the generalized system of preferences (GSP) offered by Switzerland better known to Armenian producers.

Ambassador Gasser further noted that effective partnership has been established in regional development, education, science, culture. The Ambassador also stressed the excellent cooperation of Switzerland and Armenia in the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and recalled the official support of the Swiss government for the 2018 Francophonie summit to be held in Yerevan.

The parties exchanged views on cooperation prospects in agriculture, tourism, information technology, alternative energy and pharmaceuticals. The Prime Minister thanked the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for support of projects that promote economic development in the remote regions of Armenia.