The reverse business mission of the Armenian delegation to Omsk took place

The first business trip of Omsk entrepreneurs to Yerevan and Gyumri in November last year resulted in export contracts. Five of the nine Omsk companies participating in the business mission have signed them or are preparing to sign them.

The possibilities of expanding trade and economic contacts and promising areas of interregional cooperation between the Omsk region and the Republic of Armenia were discussed today at the talks between Governor Alexander Burkov and his team with the delegation of Gegharkunik region, headed by Governor Karen Sargsyan, who arrived in the region.

It should be recalled that in the period from November 23 to November 27, 2021, the Omsk Region Export Support Center organized a multidisciplinary business mission of Omsk entrepreneurs to Armenia (the cities of Yerevan and Gyumri).
9 Omsk companies took part in the business mission: VITO LLC (pasta production), Technotent LLC (sewing products
from technical fabrics and manufacture of frame and awning structures),
Sebero LLC (tobacco production), LLCBREEZE Omsk (production of drinking fountains, filters and water purification systems),
LLC Rizyk (production of national breads), LLC Russian Welding (production of personal protective equipment), LLC DEEP-Service (services for foreign contractors to support import and export operations), Sole Proprietor L.O. Petrosyan (cultivation of wheat, barley, flax and their processing), LLC "Philosophy" (production of freeze-dried berries, fruits, dried mushrooms). During the visit, the delegation visited the first International Trade and Industrial Exhibition "Eurasia 2021" and the Eurasian Business Forum, and held talks with companies and authorities in Armenia.

Food products of Omsk production, as well as chemical and machine-building products are mainly represented in Armenia. The Omsk region is also ready to supply both ready-made food products, grain processing products, and vegetable oils. The region annually produces more than 3 million tons of grain, and holds a leading position in the Siberian Federal District in the production of cereals, potatoes, vegetables, meat, and milk. The parties discussed the possibility of expanding mutual supplies of food products and agricultural raw materials.

The Governor noted the good outcome of the first trip of Omsk business circles to Yerevan and Gyumri. "This year we are expecting a business mission from Armenia. - said Alexander Burkov. - We will be glad to see representatives of your region."

For example, Technotent is in the process of preparing an export contract for the supply of food bags for the delivery of ready-made food and groceries from SAS FOOD COURT (Armenia), and Russian Welding is actively negotiating with ZAKARYAN clothing brand (Gyumri) to launch a joint line of fashion and exclusive clothes.

The Governor of Gegharkunik region, Karen Sargsyan, thanked for the warm welcome. "I am very glad that my first foreign visit in this position took place in Russia, in the Omsk region. I have lived in your country for many years, I have many friends here, and I really want our regions to be friends, and we will help develop our regions," he said. Karen Sargsyan.

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