ARMENIA’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISCUSSED IN YEREVAN

Growth of Productivity and Competitive Ability: Strategy of Sustainable Development of Armenia forum, organized by Armenia 2020, opened in Yerevan today. During the opening ceremony Armenian President’s Advisor for Economic Issues Vahram Nersisyan read R. Kocharian’s message to the forum participants. His message specifically said, «Initiatives of the kind are useful to our country. We appreciate efforts of organizers, directors and project participants. Sustainable development of Armenia is our goal.» NA Speaker A. Baghdassaryan welcomed the forum participants on behalf of the Parliament. He noted that «strategic elaboration is available in all fields in Armenia.» He noted light industry among the promising fields, adding «a business plan should be arranged to define the priority fields.» It should be noted that the forum will discuss opportunities and prospects of development of individual sectors, specifically, IT, tourism, health and others. Besides, the outcomes of the Approaches to the Future of Armenia research, held by Armenian and American sociologists will be analyzed. Program of further actions is expected to be worked out resulting from the forum. Over 350 Armenian and foreign large entrepreneurs, officials and NGO representatives take part in the forum.