MosJan Posted July 20, 2001 Report Share Posted July 20, 2001 RUSSIAN OFFICIAL VISITED KAJARAN SMELTER KAPAN, JULY 20, ARMENPRESS: Russian vice prime minister Ilya Klebanov, who arrived in Yerevan on Thursday on a three-day visit, traveled the same day to the Armenian town of Kajaran, the center of copper and molybdenum industry, to get a first hand information about the potential and development prospects of the local mining and smelting company. Klebanov, who is also the co-chairman of the Russian-Armenian commission for economic cooperation, was accompanied by the Armenian co-chairman of the commission, defense minister Serzh Sarkisian, trade and industry minister Karen Chshmaritian and Russia's ambassador to Yerevan Anatoliy Dryukov. At a meeting with the local authorities in Kajaran the Russian official reiterated the necessity of Armenian and Russian economies integration, pledging more Russian investments in Armenia. The governor of the province of Syunik, where Kajaran is located, told Armenpress that the local smelting company will be included in an extensive agreement supposed to be signed during Russia's Putin's visit to Yerevan in autumn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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