Mkhitar Hayrapetyan welcomed participants of the 23-rd annual congress of UATE

On February 2, the 23rd annual congress of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE) was held.

Minister of High-Tech Industry of the RA Mkhitar Hayrapetyan welcomed participants of the congress. The Minister emphasized, that the high-tech sector and production can become the basis for the economy growth of developing and developed countries.

Mkhitar Hayrapetyan expressed his belief that the high-tech sector can become an important factor in the stabilization and development of Armenia's economy, increasing competitiveness in international markets, as well as providing leading defense systems. In his words, although Armenia is not a big country in terms of economy size, nevertheless, due to this sector, which provides additional scientific and technological value, Armenia can claim to become one of the most important centers on the technological map of the world.

"I am sure that this goal can be achieved by comprehensively involving and combining the potential in the field of science and technology, because Armenia has already proved that it has companies that already have an important role in the technological community of the world today. Despite this, we must note that we are only at the beginning of an important and long journey and we still have a lot to do in the high-tech sector. Today, whether in the field of artificial intelligence, engineering or information sciences, big steps have been taken. At the core of all this, there are companies and organizations both in Armenia and outside its borders, which have made a great contribution, among which is also the UATE, which deserves appreciation. You are one of our most important partners and supporters, at the same time, we also claim to be your support and trust in the government.

We need to forumlate our dream for the strategic solutions we see today: we cannot imagine the effective organization of this work without the involvement and active cooperation of each participant of the community”,- said the Minister and called for active cooperation.

Vice President of the National Assembly of the RA Hakob Arshakyan, RA Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan, President of UATE Aleksandr Yesayan, Acting Executive Director of UATE Sargis Karapetyan also gave opening speeches.
Babken Tunyan, Committee Chair of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs of the National Assembly of the RA, ambassadors accredited in the RA, heads of leading companies in the technology sector, heads of departments, representatives of international organizations also participated in the congress.