Representatives of the Italian “Pirelli” in Nairit
According to 168-Zham the representatives of the Italian Pirelli factory visited Nairit factory to get acquainted with the chemical giant and to find common grounds of cooperation. They are invited here by Rosneft company, which hopes that the Italian partners would also be willing to invest in the factory. Pirelli is the 5th largest tire producing company in the world. It has 24 factories in 13 countries of the world. Best tire production the factory is also involved in rubber production, processing and examining. It is expected that the cooperation will be based on this sector. They will cooperate with Rosneft is this Russian company agrees to take on the management of the factory. According to our reliable sources, after Serzh Sargsyan’s statement about the customs union Rosneft has become determined to take on the management of the factory and demands that the Armenian government gives them the factory without the accumulated debts. It is no accident that after the joint statement of Putin and Sargsyan on September 3 the CEO of Rosneft Igor Sechin met with the general director of Nairit Hovhannes Hakhinyan and deputy director Karen Mirzoyan. “We find the cooperation with our Armenian partners very positive. Currently we are waiting for the completion of audit in the factory and the final outcome of negotiations with the Armenian government. We feel this cooperation will create new prospects and trade privileges for us,” said Sechin.
By Gayane Khachatryan
