(IMI) ARMENIA EXPO 2005 TRADE SHOW IN YEREVAN

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SUBJECT: (IMI) ARMENIA EXPO 2005 TRADE SHOW IN YEREVAN

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SUMMARY
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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
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