Yerevan and US are considering possibility of bringing new major American technology companies and services to Armenia

YEREVAN, August 8. /ARКА/. During his visit to the United States as part of a delegation led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian High-Tech Industry Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan discussed with his colleagues in Washington issues related to the possibility of bringing new major American technology companies and services to Armenia.

Hayrapetyan held meetings in the White House with his colleague, Michael Kratsios, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Principal Advisor to the U.S. President on Science and Technology; Sriram Krishnan, Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence; Dean Ball, Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology; and Jonathan Askonas, Representative of the Policy Planning Division of the U.S. Department of State.

According to Hayrapetyan, Kratsios presented the U.S. government's action plan and strategic goals in the field of science and technology. In turn, the minister presented Armenia's programs and priorities in semiconductor design, artificial intelligence, and scientific research, including state development programs, the creation of the AI Virtual Institute, and the format of state support for an investment program of about 500 million USD in Armenia by FirebirdAI in partnership with NVIDIA, which has already applied for permission to export the relevant infrastructure for the AI data processing center. "I also proposed considering the possibility of introducing a mechanism for simplifying the issuance of export permits in such cases, which we will discuss in a bilateral format in the near future," Hayrapetyan added.