Minister Oskanian held a joint press conference with Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkohn, Thai Trade Representative and Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Thailand. Dr. Suphamongkohn has led a large delegation of Thai public officials and businessmen to Yerevan this week. The delegation has visited Prime Minister Margarian, Agriculture Minister Zadoyan, Education and Science Minister Mkrtchian as well as various businesses, with an eye to expanding trade between the two countries.

The Minister welcomed the delegation and expressed his conviction that following this large, high-level visit, economic cooperation will indeed grow. 

The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering cooperation in the spheres of medicine, educational exchange,gems and jewelry, tourism, artificial rainmaking, and other spheres. Trade between the two countries, today, is very low. It is often also through third countries. However, just within the spheres of agriculture and jewelry, there is huge potential for growth, the two agreed.

The delegation included Thailand's representative to Armenia, resident in Moscow, as well as Armenia's Honorary Consul in Bangkok, Bob Der Kevorkian.