President of Armenia: We are interested in friendship with Kazakhstan

Trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Armenia increased by 23 percent last year, and this figure is expected to grow further, as both states have tremendous opportunities. The active use of transport logistics and sea routes could help achieve even higher numbers. President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan stated this in an exclusive interview with Kazinform. With President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, he discussed several other important issues as well.

«For example, the problem of logistics – connecting the Middle Corridor with the Republic of Armenia, or rather, with our region. This will be a new opportunity: goods will go by land through Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and then further east to China and back. Relevant instructions have been given to government representatives, and this work is now underway,» Khachaturyan said.

According to Khachaturyan, one of Armenia’s priorities is cooperation with Kazakhstan in the IT sector and cutting-edge technologies. He spoke about the first achievements in these areas such as the launch of a supercomputer and the opening of a new data center. At the same time, Armenia is interested in Kazakhstan’s experience in education and is ready to study effective practices and methods.