YEREVAN, MARCH 16, NOYAN TAPAN. An Armenian-Slovak business forum will be held on March 18 during the official visit of Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak to Armenia, and an Armenian-Turkmenian business forum is scheduled to take place on April 8-9 within the framework of the sitting of the Armenian-Turkmenian intergovernmental commission. Besides, a business forum with the participation of big investment companies will be held in Armenia in May, during which various inmvestment projects will be presented. Director of the Armenian Development Agency (ADA) Robert Harutyunian made this announcement at the March 16 press conference. In his words, such forums enable to identify the opportunities of Armenia's cooperation with other countries. He said that a food exhibition would be organized in Abu Dhabi in April, and work is now being done at ADA for the creation of Armenia's pavilion. 15-20 Armenian companies have expressed an intention to participate in the exhibition. Speaking about the World Expo 2010 "Better City, Better Life" in Shanghai, R. Harutyunian said that Armenia would present an impressive display entitled "Thought and Time", with the concept "The City of the World" to be dispalyed as its part. "The Chinese side has already pointed out our concept as interesting, and Armenia is the only country to have received an opportunity to constantly change its pavilion," R. Harutyunian stated.

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