YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. A big international jewelry exhibition will be held in Yerevan in mid October 2007. The Armenian Jewelers Association (AJA) is the event's organizer. Gagik Mkrtchian, Head of the Gem and Jewelry Department of the RA Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, stated this. According to him, AJA has developed the program on preparation and holding of the exhibition, which was discussed by the AJA Board during the annual international exhibition in the Italian city of Vicenza on January 12-14, 2007. G. Mkrtchain attached importance to AJA's work done among Vicenza exhibition organizers, thanks to which the latter agreed to assist with the organization of the Yerevan exhibition. It was mentioned that AJA will send invitations to all countries considered as a gem and jewelry making center, asking them to participate in the exhibition. "We must rule out any tax or customs red tape when receiving the exhibition participants in order to make this event a traditional one," G. Mkrtchian underlined.

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