President Vahagn Khachaturyan visited production companies

President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan visited the "Rusal Armenal" plant producing aluminum foil.

Accompanied by the General Director of the plant Arthur Zakaryan, the President toured the workshops, got acquainted with the company's activities, technological capabilities and production conditions.

At the end of the visit, the President of the Republic held a working meeting with the management of the plant. The company's development opportunities, existing challenges and ways to solve them were discussed. A reference was made to the upcoming initiatives and programs of the plant. The President of the Republic stressed the importance of the normal functioning of a large industrial enterprise.

Afterwards President Vahagn Khachaturyan visited the "Yerevan Jewelry Factory". The President of the Republic toured the workshops of the factory and got acquainted with the process of the full cycle of production of gold and silver jewelry, starting from the processing of ingots and ending with the production of final products. The President paid special attention to the environmental protection systems used at the factory and the latest technological solutions.

After visiting the "Yerevan Jewelry Factory", President Vahagn Khachaturyan visited the "Synopsys Armenia" company, where he held a working discussion with the company's management.

Director of "Synopsys Armenia" Hovik Musayelyan presented details about the current programs and activities of the organization to the President of the Republic. During the conversation, the achievements and successes of the company in the fields of high technology, education and related fields were touched upon, as well as existing problems in the field and issues related to the ways of their solution were discussed.

The meeting highlighted the importance of operational cooperation between high-tech companies and higher educational institutions of Armenia, as well as the expansion of joint programs aimed at training specialists.

President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan summed up the results of his visit to "Rusal Armenal", "Yerevan Jewelry Factory" and "Synopsys Armenia" with a briefing.

"I pay particular attention to the processing industry and the share of the processing industry in it. According to January-February, January-March, there was a 30 percent economic growth in that sector. The main driver of economic growth in that industry is jewelry and diamond production. It is also important to be interested in production capacity, regarding the conditions created in the economy to invest in specific production," the President noted.

Among other issues, the President also touched upon the process of demarcation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Tavush.

"The processes that are taking place in Tavush between the villages of Voskepar, Baganis, Kirants and Berkaber are aimed at clarifying of the borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan for the first time. In the end, we must realize that if there is a state, the state must have borders, and the future of this state will depend on how adjusted the borders with neighbors are. Otherwise, there is always a danger, and this danger must be eliminated. We must not wait and eliminate this danger when it really already exists, but when it does not exist, it is in a passive state," the President said in particular.

The President noted that in many cases, the authorities are unable to provide details of the negotiation process to residents of villages located on the demarcation line, as this may interfere with the final decision.

"But I assure you that we are much more interested and responsible for the events that are taking place. And the most important thing for us is to keep safe the people who live in these villages," Vahagn Khachaturyan said.

"In the past, unfortunately, we left problems for the future and even publicly stated it several times. There was a well-known thesis when it came to Karabakh unresolved problem: "We can live like this for another 100 years." We saw that we cannot live that way for 100 years, because times and situations change, and what can be done today, we will not be able to do tomorrow. You need to be able to eliminate the dangers in time. Now the time has come, and we will go in this direction," the President said, urging citizens to trust the steps taken by the authorities and not to succumb to provocations, which in many cases are aimed at playing on their feelings and do not correspond to reality.