Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan told those attending a World Jewellery Confederation conference in Yerevan that his government has proclaimed jewellery making and stone processing a strategic priority and has been taking steps to foster the development of these sectors.

President Sargsyan kicked off the conference, which has attracted 80 participants from 25 countries, by welcoming the guests and afterwards awarding President of the CIBJO Gaetano Cavalieri with the Medal of Gratitude for the activities of the World Jewellery Confederation in Armenia, as well as for making Armenian jewellery and stone processing traditions known throughout the world.

In his address, Sargsyan noted that Armenian jewellers “have given a boost to the entire industry, establishingjewellery production and jewellery stores in New York and Paris, Moscow and London, Constantinople and Beirut, Cairo and many other places.”