YEREVAN, OCTOBER 29, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian held a meeting today with SkyPower Chief Commercial Officer Charles Cohen.

The delegation of the major international solar power company is in Armenia at the invitation of Sarkissian.

During the meeting the president told the SkyPower delegation that Armenia attaches importance to the development of renewable energy and is open for partnership.

“I hope that during the visit you will have productive meetings with the government’s representatives and will discuss concrete directions of cooperation,” he said.

Cohen told the president that SkyPower is interested in partnership with Armenia and they have already conducted preliminary studies regarding possibilities of developing solar energy in Armenia and implementing projects. Cohen said they will present their studies to the government during upcoming meetings.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan