(IMI) ARMENIA EXPO 2005 TRADE SHOW IN YEREVAN

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 YEREVAN 000880 SIPDIS COMMERCE FOR 3150/PBRADLEY/BSMITH COMMERCE FOR 4201/ITA/IEP/OEERIS/BISNIS/EHOUSE EMBASSIES PLEASE PASS FCS DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, EB/CBA ANKARA ALSO FOR CFC/ SNYDER/BALLINGER PASS TDA-STEIN, OPIC, EXIM-TUMMINIA/PANARO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTDB BBSR BEXP BTIO AM SUBJECT: (IMI) ARMENIA EXPO 2005 TRADE SHOW IN YEREVAN -------------- SUMMARY -------------- ¶1. This cable reports about the upcoming Armenia Expo 2005 trade show in September 2005. End Summary. ¶2. Logos Expo Center, one of the largest exhibition companies in Armenia, announced the fourth annual regional trade forum, Armenia Expo 2005, to be held in Yerevan September 14-17, 2005. The Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen (Employers) of Armenia, and the National Association of Publishers of Armenia have officially endorsed the show. ¶3. The trade forum will include the following exhibitions: - Expo Food and Drinks 2005 - Build Expo 2005 (building materials) - Industrial Armenia Expo 2005 - Comp Expo 2005 (computers, IT, telecommunications) - Trans Expo 2005 (cargo, passenger transport) - Printing, Publishing, Advertising Expo 2005 ¶4. Basic sections of the exhibitions are as follows: Expo Food and Drinks 2005 - meat and dairy products - soft drinks - mineral water - beer - confectionary - food processing and packaging equipment Build Expo 2005 - building materials - paints and varnishes - doors and windows - sanitary engineering - swimming pools - furniture and accessories Industrial Armenia 2005 - mining and smelting industry - woodworking - stone processing - mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics - jewelry Comp Expo 2005 - computers - software - Internet services - local and global networks Trans Expo 2005 - cargo transport - passenger transport Printing, Publishing, Advertising 2005 - advertising technologies - printing equipment - books ¶4. For more information on this event interested U.S. companies may contact Logos Expo Center at: 13 Hrachya Kochar Street Yerevan 375012 Armenia Tel: (374-10) 270-384, 235-775 Fax: (374-10) 270-384 E-mail: expo@expo.am Website: www.expo.am Contact: Mr. Suren Nazinyan, Director EVANS