On October 5 Artur Baghdasaryan, RA NA President met the delegation headed by Adolpho Urso, Deputy Minister for Productive Activities of the Republic of Italy. Marco Clemente, the Ambassador of Italy to Armenia participated at the meeting.

NA President Artur Baghdasaryan highlighted the holding of the days of Italian culture in Armenia, which creates opportunity once again for the Armenian-Italian close relations and interpenetration of cultures.

Mr. Urso noted that besides cultural programme, there are 30 businessmen in the delegation. The sides discussed issues of strengthening economic relations, assisting the development of small and medium entrepreneurship and deepening of regional cooperation. Artur Baghdasaryan highlighted the establishment of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Armenia, which in its turn can become a good mechanism of the development of trade-economic, scientific-educational and historical-cultural relations.

During the meeting the sides also discussed issues of mutual interest.