Armenia, Israel discuss cooperation development prospects in high technologies at St. Petersburg Forum

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan met with CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority Aharon Aharon on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Armenian PM’s Office told Armenpress.

During the meeting PM Pashinyan highlighted the development of cooperation between Armenia and Israel in the field of high technologies and stated that this sector is one of the priority directions of the Armenian government. The PM stated that the government’s goal is to make the field of high technologies a locomotive in the economy’s structure and for this purpose the Cabinet will do everything with its tools to promote the development of this sector. He informed that this year the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2019) will be held in Yerevan in autumn and invited the Israeli companies to participate in this important event.

Aharon Aharon thanked the Armenian PM for the meeting and the invitation to the Israeli companies to attend the WCIT in Yerevan. He highlighted the great potential of cooperation development between the two states in the IT sector and attached importance to the...