On 6-7 June 2018, ten UK Business companies, led by the UK Prime Minister’s Trade and Investment Envoy (TIE) to Armenia and Georgia, Mark Pritchard MP, will visit Armenia to identify bilateral trade and investment opportunities in renewable energy, infrastructure and urban modernization sectors.
The two-day intensive programme includes meetings with Armenian high level state authorities and business representatives, as well as a large UK-Armenia business forum and one-to-one meetings between British and Armenian entrepreneurs.
Ahead of the business delegation’s visit, the Trade and Investment Envoy, Mark Pritchard MP, said:
“I am delighted to be leading this UK business delegation to Armenia.
“The visit offers a unique opportunity to develop business relationships with a wide range of UK companies, representing excellence from a variety of sectors.
Given the amount of expertise that exists on both sides, bringing together specialists from the UK and Armenia is a genuinely exciting prospect. I am thoroughly looking forward to playing a part in the event.”
This is going to be the fourth visit of Mr Pritchard to Armenia since his appointment as British Trade and Investment Envoy to Armenia and Georgia by the UK Prime Minister Theresa May in September 2017. During his previous visits, Mr Pritchard discussed with Armenian state officials and business representatives opportunities to increase the volume of trade and investment between the UK and Armenia.
Mr Pritchard’s appointment as a Trade and Investment Envoy underscores the UK’s commitment to boosting bilateral trade and investment with Armenia. Trade envoys are a network of British parliamentarians appointed by the Prime Minister, drawn from across the political spectrum. Trade envoys engage with one or more emerging markets where substantial trade and investment opportunities have been identified by UK government. They support the drive for economic growth by building on the UK’s existing relations with these markets and maximising bilateral trade.
