Армения продвигает планы по созданию свободной экономической зоны на границе с Ираном

Планы Армении по созданию свободной экономической зоны в городе Мегри, на границе с Ираном, на этой неделе продвинулись на шаг вперед. Завтра, на еженедельном заседании Кабинета министров под председательством премьер-министра Карена Карапетяна, будет рассмотрено предложение о создании новой компании для управления зоной. В 2017 году в зоне свободной торговли Мегри начались строительные работы.

Как сообщает агентство "Арменпресс", согласно документам, приложенным к предложению кабинета министров, после начала оперирования в зоне ожидается 120 компаний с примерным объемом инвестиций 350-400 млн. долларов США. Ожидается, что оно создадут более 2,500 новых рабочих мест, в то же время средний ежегодный экспорт достигнет 80-100 миллионов долларов США.

Одна из причин создания свободной экономической зоны Мегри это членство Армении в Евразийском экономическом союзе, а также близкие отношения Армении и географическая близость с Ираном, что может превратить Армению в важную экономическую связь между ЕврАзЭС и Ираном.

В субботу (5 августа), президент Армении Серж Саргсян отправится с официальным визитом в Тегеран, где ожидается встреча с президентом Рохани и другими иранскими официальными лицами. Выступая накануне визита, президент Саргсян в интервью иранскому информационному агентству IRNA приветствовал отношения между двумя странами. Президент Саргсян сказал, что между Арменией и Ираном нет политических проблем или каких-либо других ограничений, препятствующих их отношениям.

источник: commonspace.eu по материалам агентства "Арменпресс"

фото: Город Мегри на армяно-иранской границе

 

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