  $120 million to be invested in Armenian agriculture February 10, 2017 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around $120 million will be invested in the agricultural sector of Armenia in 2017, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement following the meeting of Minister Ignati Arakelyan, deputy ministers and representatives of the sector. “Summing up the work done, we can state that projects worth some $120 million will be implemented in the sector in 2017,” Arakelyan said. “The investments will be spent to build a canning factory and slaughterhouses, expand greenhouse farms, ramp up brandy production among other things.” Arakelyan said regional development projects will be implemented too. A number of other issues were also discussed during the meeting.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
