President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with Yervant Zorian, the President of the AGBU Silicon Valley Branch and Synopsys Armenia

During his visit to the United States, President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan met with Yervant Zorian, the President of the AGBU Silicon Valley Branch and Synopsys Armenia.

During the meeting, Yervant Zorian presented to the President the programs and startups implemented by Synopsys in Armenia since the early 2000s and touched upon current initiatives as well.

During the conversation, issues related to the existing close and effective cooperation between Silicon Valley and the Republic of Armenia were discussed. In this context, the issues of promoting and combining efforts necessary to start semiconductor production in cooperation with the American side were also touched upon.

In his speech, President Vahagn Khachaturyan presented details about the share of the Information Technology sector in the Armenian economy and its important role.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the application of information technologies in the state administration system of Armenia and the ongoing work on digitalization, which, along with the state administration efficiency improvement, will be an important step in reducing and preventing corruption in this area.

During the conversation, the sides stressed the importance of investments made in the field of education in cooperation with representatives of the education system and the information technology, and steps aimed at implementing educational programs.

In his speech, President Vahagn Khachaturyan touched upon the activities of the Armenian General Benevolent Union over the decades. The President of the Republic highly appreciated the role of the AGBU in the realization of numerous programs implemented in the establishment and strengthening of the statehood of Armenia, the preservation of the Armenian identity, in education, social and other spheres.

The President expressed confidence that the AGBU will continue its important mission in strengthening Armenia's statehood, Diaspora-Armenia ties.

President Vahagn Khachaturyan stressed the special importance of the non-party nature of the activities of the Armenian General Benevolent Union and the principled position of always being by the side of the statehood and contributing to the development of Armenia.

The President of the Republic stressed the importance of close cooperation between the state bodies of Armenia and the AGBU in all possible spheres, and expressed readiness to contribute to the implementation of the initiatives and programs of the AGBU within the scope of his powers.