STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS and BUSINESS SYNERGIES BETWEEN TURKEY and ARMENIA Towards a Roadmap for Confidence Building Through Economic Cooperation
tepav The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey November2014 R201410 EPORT R STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS AND BUSINESS SYNERGIES BETWEEN TURKEY AND ARMENIA Towards a Roadmap for Confidence Building Through Economic Cooperation This document has been prepared by the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), a team consisting of Esen Çağlar1, Ussal Şahbaz2, Ali Sökmen, Feride İnan3, İpek Beril Benli and İrem Kızılca4. TEPAV conducted a fact-finding mission to Yerevan between November 11 and November 14, 2013. Twenty-five meetings were held with a variety of non-governmental organizations, think- tanks and research institutes, multilateral institutions and business people—including the VIP Tourism & Narekavank Tourism Agency—the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia (UMBA), Noyan Natural Juice Factory, Union of Information Technology Enterprises, Apaven Co. LTD, EV Consulting, the World Bank Group, International Center for Human Development, TOSP Knitting Factory, Caucasus Research Resource Center Armenia (CRRC), Armenia Institute of Tourism, Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation, Public Journalism Club, National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia (NCFA) and USAID. We would like to extend a special thanks to the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen of Armenia for its contributions throughout TEPAV’s field study in Armenia and all other parties who shared their valuable insights and offered their generous support in the preparation of this report. 1 http://www.tepav.org.tr/en/ekibimiz/s/1025/Esen+Caglar 2 http://www.tepav.org.tr/en/ekibimiz/s/1190/Ussal+Sahbaz 3 http://www.tepav.org.tr/en/ekibimiz/s/1298/Feride+Inan 4 http://www.tepav.org.tr/en/ekibimiz/s/1300/Irem+Kizilca www.tepav.org.tr 1 STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS AND BUSINESS SYNERGIES BETWEEN TURKEY AND ARMENIA Towards a Roadmap for Confidence Building Through Economic Cooperation Executive Summary In the past two decades, relations between Armenia and Turkey have been left in diplomatic limbo.
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