Yerevan, July 24 /Mediamax/. Prime Minister of Armenia Serzh Sarkisian met the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) Igor Finogenov in Yerevan today.

As Mediamax was told in the press service of the government today, Igor Finogenov presented to the Prime Minister of Armenia the goals of EDB and the results of the yearly activity of the bank. He noted that the EDB plans to promote the economic growth of CIS stated, the solution of social tasks, strengthening of national banking systems and the establishment of modern infrastructures in the spheres of transport and energy.

Serzh Sarkisian presented the priority directions of the development of the Armenian economy, which may become basis for cooperation. Besides the transport and energy, the Head of the Armenian government singled out the mining industry, agriculture, the assistance to the development of cooperation between the state and the private sector.

Serzh Sarkisian gave his consent to the formation of a joint working group of the Ministries and Departments of Armenia and the EDB for the detailed consideration of opportunities for cooperation and the preparation of concrete proposals.

Te Eurasian Development Bank was established in January of 2006 by Russia and Kazakhstan.