YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. Receiving UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash on December 7, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan considered it important to strengthen and deepen the relations with the United Arab Emirates. According to him, there have already been tangible results in mining industry and real estate sector. Noting that the cooperation of the two countries is expanding, covering new spheres, the prime minister expressed satisfaction with the UAE's willingness to co-finance rehabilitation of the Arpa-Sevan tunnel and spoke about the possible investment projects in such sectors of the economy as agriculture, gem and jewelry sector, chemical industry, infrastructure, power engineering, etc. Stating that the relations between Armenia and the UAE are dynamically developing, A. Gargash spoke about the efforts to make the bilateral trade and economic links continuous. He underlined the importance of the idea of setting up an intergovernmental commission, whose implementation will enable to coordinate the agreements reached and to realize projects of mutual interest. The RA Government Information and PR Department reported that the sides also exchanged ideas about the development of relations with regional countries. At the guest's request, T. Sargsyan presented the latest developments related to Armenia-Turkey dialog.

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