Yerevan, July 07, Armenpress: A deputy trade and economic development minister, Tigran Davtian, argued today that Japanese businessmen are showing increasingly growing interest in Armenia and are definitely set to enter its market.

Talking to Armenpress Davtian said that was his impression from a June 23-24 Armenian-Japanese business conference held in the Russian capital. He said he meant leading Japanese companies which, however, before deciding to enter a market usually weight all possible positive and negative consequences. "At any rate, the Moscow conference was the first and serious step as a follow-up to prime minister Margarian's visit to Japan last month," the deputy minister said, adding also that Japanese businessmen's impression about Armenia from the conference was "very positive." According to him, the next such conference is likely to take place in Yerevan. Davtian said Japanese are interested specially in Armenia's tourist sector, electronics and trade. Armenians presented to Japanese 24 programs, encompassing food, light industry, tools building and high technology sectors.