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Armenia has recorded stable growth in the industrial sector in recent years and is increasingly perceived as a reliable partner in the high-tech field thanks to international investments.
«Armenpress»- reported that this was announced by the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, during the session on the topic of «Industry 360. Production without borders» held within the framework of the «Innoprom» international industrial exhibition taking place in Yekaterinburg. The Prime Minister thanked the head of the Government of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, for the invitation to participate in the exhibition, emphasizing the high level of organization of the event.
Pashinyan stated that «Innoprom» is traditionally a good platform for presenting leading industrial solutions and business opportunities. «Structural changes are taking place in the architecture of global industrial development, and the role of science, technology, digitization, artificial intelligence, and data analysis is increasing,» said the Prime Minister.
Nikol Pashinyan noted that the growth in the volume of Armenia's industrial production in 2025 compared to 2024 is 4.7 percent, while in the first four months of the current year, it is 13 percent compared to the same period last year. According to the Prime Minister, the manufacturing industry has doubled in the last nine years. He emphasized that the development of microelectronics, biopharmaceuticals, and robotics stimulates the demand for fundamental and scientific research, modernizes the vocational education system, and shapes a qualitatively new labor market.
«One of the key directions of the industrial policy of the Republic of Armenia is the formation of knowledge-intensive industries that will ensure technological development through the implementation of digitization, artificial intelligence, and data analysis technologies,» noted Pashinyan. The Prime Minister added that recent large investments indicate that Armenia is increasingly perceived by international partners as a reliable partner in the high-tech field with a long-term strategic vision.
Pashinyan stated that such an approach will enhance the investment attractiveness of the sector, accelerate technology transfer, and create conditions for the release of high value-added products. The Prime Minister also addressed the significance of industrial cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union, noting that industry is one of the driving forces in the EAEU as well.
He stated that the launch of the financial support mechanism for cooperative projects has become an important practical tool for achieving integration goals, and Armenian industrial enterprises are already participating in several joint projects with EAEU partners. Concluding his speech, Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that in the era of rapid development of high technologies and artificial intelligence, the humanitarian component should remain a key orientation.
«Technologies are meant not to replace humans but to free them from monotonous work, thereby opening new horizons for intellectual and creative activities,» said the Prime Minister.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
