Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, to attend the Astana Economic Forum, met with Nokia Board of Directors Chairman Risto Siilasmaa and promoted Armenia as a great place for innovation and start-up companies.

Sarkissian, according to an Armenian government press release, invited Siilasmaa to Armenia to see for himself what is taking place in the country and to discuss possible avenues of cooperation.